Reigning 100m hurdles champion and World Champion Tobi Amusan has called out the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) for the kits that were sent to her ahead of the World Athletics Championship scheduled to hold in Tokyo, Japan.
Tobi Amusan posted a video on her Snapchat on Friday, September 14, 2025, expressing her disappointment at the embarrassing treatment Nigerian athletes continue to face among their fellow competitors whenever there is an event.
What did Tobi Amusan say about the kits AFN sent to her?
“As it is now, I have to wear an adidas black tight. I go show you wetin Jamaica. When I tell you say Jamaica is in the same WhatsApp group with Nigeria, but dem no worse like Nigeria. Nigeria, all the other countries give their athletes two kits. See wetin Nigeria pack give us. This country (Nigeria) is really embarrassing.”
Amusan has reportedly sponsored herself to most of these competitions with little support from the Nigerian government. However, the World Champion will hope she will be able to defend her title she won in 2022 at the 100m hurdles when she takes centre stage in Tokyo, Japan.
Team Nigeria will hope to build on its 2022 World Championships success, where Amusan set a world record of 12.12 seconds in the 100m hurdles and won gold.
Team Nigeria for World Championships – Tokyo 2025
Men
Kayinsola Ajayi – 100m
Israel Sunday Okon – 100m
Udodi Onwuzurike – 200m
Samuel Ogazi – 400m
Chidi Okezie – 400m
Ezekiel Nathaniel – 400m Hurdles
Charles Godfred – Long Jump
Chukwuebuka Enekwechi – Shot Put
Women
Rosemary Chukwuma – 100m
Tobi Amusan – 100m Hurdles
Ese Brume – Long Jump
Prestina Ochonogor – Long Jump
Obiageri Amaechi – Discus
Chioma Onyekwere-Lyons – Discus
Oyesade Olatoye – Hammer Throw.
Video of Tobi Amusan calling out the AFN
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