{"id":12538,"date":"2017-04-25T11:14:31","date_gmt":"2017-04-25T10:14:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=12538"},"modified":"2017-04-25T11:16:34","modified_gmt":"2017-04-25T10:16:34","slug":"president-athletics-federation-of-nigeria-afn-lauds-ecobanks-partnership-with-okpekpe-road-race-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/president-athletics-federation-of-nigeria-afn-lauds-ecobanks-partnership-with-okpekpe-road-race-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"President Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) Lauds Ecobank\u2019s Partnership with Okpekpe Road Race 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The President of the Athletics Federation Of Nigeria (AFN), Mr Solomon Ogba has lauded Ecobank\u2019s partnership with the 2017 Okpekpe International Road Race slated for May 13.\u00a0<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ecobank Nigeria has been named the official bank of the 2017 Okpekpe International 10km Road Race by Pamodzi Sports Marketing, the organisers\u00a0of the race.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Ogba, who spoke to media men in Lagos said he was impressed with Ecobank\u2019s consistently partnership with the annual event. He encouraged other corporate organisations to take a cue from the bank to support the growth of sports in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>In his words \u201csports is about the most effective way to support youth development in any country. We should see it as a task we must all contribute to, especially as corporate bodies\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Further Solomon Ogba, who assured of the participation of the AFN in this year\u2019s Okpekpe Road Race lauded the organizers of the race for sustaining the event, which is a labeled race by both the\u00a0International Association of Athletics Federations\u00a0and the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races.<\/p><div data-ad-id=\"32665\" style=\"text-align:center; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px;float:none;\" class=\"afw afw_ad_image afw_ad afwadid-32665  \">\r\n                                                            <div style=\"font-size:10px;text-align:center;color:#cccccc;\">Advertisement<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.accessbankplc.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"auto\" max-width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Banner-1.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n                                                                        \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe hope this year\u2019s event will be more exciting. So far we are impressed\u00a0with the participation of both local and international athletes across the continent. We will continue to be associated with the Okpekpe Road Race\u201d, he said.<\/p>\n<p>The Okpekpe\u00a0event\u00a0is the only IAAF Label Road Race in Africa listed on the January to June calendar of road races released by the IAAF. Also,\u00a0\u00a0 AIMS listed the race as the only one in Nigeria,\u00a0whose course has been measured\u00a0by an IAAF\/AIMS accredited measurer.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; The President of the Athletics Federation Of Nigeria (AFN), Mr Solomon Ogba has lauded Ecobank\u2019s partnership with the 2017 Okpekpe International Road Race slated for May 13.\u00a0\u00a0 Ecobank Nigeria has been named the official bank of the 2017 Okpekpe International 10km Road Race by Pamodzi Sports Marketing, the organisers\u00a0of the race. 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