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High Altitude And Ghana Army To Send Strong Team To ECOWAS Marathon

Last updated: 2025/02/27 at 10:28 AM
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Nigeria’s foremost marathon and road races club, High Altitude Athletics Club of Jos, Plateau State, is sending a strong field of elite runners to the 2025 ECOWAS Abuja International Marathon, which will take place on Saturday, March 1, 2025.

StephenNuhu, the club manager and coach, disclosed on Tuesday that over 30 runners will arrive in Abuja on Wednesday.

The runners who will compete in the half marathon include Sati Musa Bala, Mathias NenfortGofwen, Mandela Banki, GeofreyKoptinGomam, John Dauda, Elisha Friday, Shaba Dare Eniola, Yohanna Friday, GwetTokbe Christopher, Shambor Blessing Solomon,Agofure Charity, Akusho Lydia Thomas, Danjuma Agnes,and Mathew Nancy.

Nuhualso disclosed that his club aim to win the men’s and women’s titles and also the 5km family race,

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“We have some very good young runners who have what it takes to win the 5km, our challenge is the 21km race, we are determined to beat the teams from other ECOWAS nations especially Ghana, Senegal and others who we are reliably informed are sending a strong team”

Nuhu commend the ECOWAS Commission for increasing the prize money and prompt payment,

“when it comes to prompt payment of prize money, ECOWAS Commission is number one, they will never tell you stories, you get your money once technical officials have certified you as the winner.”

Elsewhere, the Ghanaian Athletics Association and the Ghana Army are also sending a strong team to the 2025 ECOWAS Abuja International Marathon. The Ghana team expressed their readiness to storm Abuja with 20 men and women runners with the sole aim of winning some prizes in the men’s and women’s categories.

Meanwhile, Gabriel Okon the Race Directorhas urged registered runners to collect the running number, vest, certificate, participants’ guide and others at the VIO Office, Federal Secretariat Car Park, Eagles Square, Abuja,

“We are there from 9 am to 5 pm daily, registered runners and those that intend to register are welcome, they can fill out the form free and collect their kits immediately”.

Okon warned that there won’t be registration and collection of kits on race day. 

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