It was recently announced that Nigerian Olympian Favour Ofili will no longer represent Nigeria and will instead compete for Turkey on the global stage. This follows up on news of high profile Jamaican athletes also choosing to represent Turkey in future global competitions
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📚Video Sources:
Kayon Raynor: https://x.com/kayraynor/status/1936615487707775269
Vanguard: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2025/06/nigerian-sprinter-favour-ofili-files-application-to-switch-allegiance-to-turkey/
Nigerian Athletes Ineligible at Tokyo 2020 Olympics: https://www.bbc.com/sport/africa/58010359
Tokyo 2020 Nigerian Athlete Protest: https://www.npr.org/sections/tokyo-olympics-live-updates/2021/07/31/1023239557/disqualified-nigerian-athletes-protest-at-olympic-village
Paris 2024 Olympics 100m: https://www.reuters.com/sports/olympics/athletics-ofili-says-nigeria-officials-failed-register-her-paris-100m-2024-07-31/
World Athletics Transfer of Allegiance Eligibility: https://worldathletics.org/download/download?filename=62d1cb82-b26f-4f80-af11-1942e6dab513.pdf&urlslug=C3.3%20-%20Eligibility%20Rules
BBC Pidgin Why Nigerian Athletes switch countries: https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/articles/ckgdze8r9e0o
Why Nigerian Athletes switch countries: https://www.trtworld.com/magazine/why-is-nigeria-losing-world-class-athletes-to-other-nations-48713
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⏰Video Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:25 Favour transferring to Turkey
01:14 Turkey offer to Jamaican athletes
02:41 Who is Favour Ofili
04:36 Why Favour is Transferring to Turkey
05:44 Tokyo 2020 Olympic issue
08:44 Paris 2024 Olympic issue
11:28 Does Favour need to sit out 3 years?
15:03 Nigerians who have transferred throughout history
15:26 Annette Echikunwoke
17:18 Francis Obikewlu
18:50 Glory Alozie
20:28 Athletes make decisions for themselves
21:55 Athletics is one part of their lives
22:56 They don’t owe their federation
24:34 Summary
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