Earlier this week, news broke out that Nigerian sprinter, Favour Ofili, had submitted documents to the Athletics Integrity Unit, AIU, requesting to change her allegiance to Turkey.
Ofili has allegedly decided to turned her back on the country of her birth, over alleged neglect and administrative failures by the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, AFN, and the Nigerian Olympic Committee, NOC.
There was an incident during the 2024 Olympics in Paris, France, where the 22-year-old was excluded from the 100m event, despite having met the qualifying standards.
The AFN and NOC failed to submit her name for the event - a repeat of a similar administrative blunder that cost her a spot at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
The National Sports Commission, NSC, has however said no official communication has been received from Ofili.