Ado Salisu
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has taken a major stride in modernizing the sport by partnering with Roster Athletics, a world-class cloud-based competition management platform trusted by federations across England, Australia, Denmark, New Zealand, and beyond.
The collaboration gives Nigerian athletes, coaches, and officials access to seamless online registration, automated seeding, live results, and integration with elite timing systems used in international championships.
This marks a significant step in ensuring that competitions, from grassroots meets to the U-18/U-20 African Athletics Championships, meet world-class standards, providing athletes with a professional and fair platform to showcase their talent.
AFN President Chief Tonobok Okowa emphasized that the partnership reflects Nigeria’s commitment to adopting global best practices, enhancing competition management, and empowering the next generation of athletic champions.
“Behind every great race is precision, and behind that precision is a system that never blinks,” the AFN said in a statement, highlighting Roster Athletics’ reliability and international pedigree. The platform has already transformed competitions in countries such as the UK, Denmark, Poland, Germany, France, and Sweden, and is now setting the standard in Nigeria.
Roster Athletics is trusted by national federations and governing bodies worldwide for its commitment to fairness, accuracy, and efficiency. The platform supports integration with international timing systems like FinishLynx, Timetronics, and Race Result, ensuring that every start, finish, and measurement is captured with elite-level precision.
The partnership also brings multilingual support, smart automation, and a powerful results ecosystem accessible via web and mobile, making Nigerian competitions more professional, transparent, and accessible.
At the recent U-18/U-20 African Athletics Championships, the AFN-Roster Athletics collaboration ensured smooth operations, accurate results, and a level playing field, elevating Nigeria’s profile on the continental stage.
“This is not just technology. This is the future of athletics,” the AFN stated. “With Roster Athletics, precision meets opportunity, and opportunity meets greatness, putting Nigerian athletics firmly on the world map.”