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Tobi Amusan slammed Nigerian officials for giving athletes nylon bags instead of proper kits.
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She flagged missing shoes and singlets.
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Her outburst questions team support.
Tobi Amusan, the former world champion and women’s 100m hurdles record holder, fired a blast at Nigerian authorities on the eve of the World Championships in Tokyo.
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She posted a short Snapchat video on the morning the team left, accusing officials of handing athletes flimsy kits in nylon bags.
“This country will steadily embarrass you. Una come say make people nor switch allegiance? Una never ready!” – she said in pidgin.
She pointed out that other countries pack kits in suitcases, while Nigerian athletes received little more than a small bag.
“All the other countries gave their athletes suitcases. See what Nigeria used to pack kits for athletes. Every year, that’s how we collect it. Inside one small nylon bag,” – she said.
Amusan also attacked the quality of the gear.
“They gave us two. Everything two, una dey see. Oya. Competition gear wey be say if you sweat like this, the colour go dey peel for body. “Where long sleeves? No singlet, no nothing. We never get clothes wey we go wear for them.”
She added that officials took shoe sizes but did not supply shoes:
“So as it is now, I have to wear my Adidas black tights. My fans, they collected our shoe sizes,” – she added.
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On the clip’s caption she wrote ‘abeg which country dey find athletes’, a line some read as a hint about switching allegiance.
The 15-athlete Nigerian team, led by Tobi Amusan, now heads to Tokyo amid questions over preparation and support.
Off-track problems like this can dent morale and distract runners, hurdlers and field athletes.
As the championships start, many will watch whether the federation answers Amusan’s criticism and how athletes cope with the distraction.
