The 24 athletes for Nigeria have been released, with the team set to compete in all six relay events at the 2026 World Athletics Relays in Gaborone, Botswana, www.aclsports.com reports.
Team Nigeria will contest the men’s and women’s 4x100m and 4x400m, as well as the mixed 4x100m and mixed 4x400m relays, marking full participation across all relay disciplines at the championships scheduled for 2–3 May 2026 in Gaborone. The event also forms part of the qualification pathway to the 2027 World Athletics Championships in Beijing.
Nigeria initially qualified for the men’s and women’s 4x400m, as well as the mixed 4x100m, before securing additional entries to complete the full six-event programme. This followed a World Athletics decision allowing countries to apply for entry into additional relay events, subject to approval.
The 24-athlete squad includes experienced internationals such as Rosemary Chukwuma, Enoch Adegoke, Favour Ashe, and Patience Okon-George, alongside emerging sprinters and quarter-milers selected to strengthen depth across all relay units.
A training camp has been set up by the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) in Lagos at the Yabatech Sports Complex as part of Nigeria’s preparations for the championships, supervised by Technical Director Gabriel Okon.
The 2026 World Athletics Relays is expected to feature 40 countries and 723 athletes, with several leading names confirmed for Gaborone. Home favourite Letsile Tebogo is entered for the men’s 4x100m, while world 400m champion Collen Kebinatshipi is listed for the 4x400m.
Jamaica will field Oblique Seville in the sprint relay, alongside Elaine Thompson-Herah and Shericka Jackson in the women’s event. Canada’s squad includes Andre De Grasse, Jerome Blake, Brendon Rodney, and Aaron Brown, while South Africa also name a strong team featuring key members of their successful 4x400m unit and Akani Simbine in the sprint relay.
With the United States, Jamaica, Canada, South Africa, Spain, and hosts Botswana all expected to field competitive teams, the championships promise a highly competitive contest.
