It was recently announced that Nigerian Olympian Favour Ofili will no longer represent Nigeria and will instead compete for Turkey on the global stage.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