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Nigerian Coach And Two Other Athletes Missing At Commonwealth Games

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Nigeria has joined the list of African nations with Athletes pulling a disappearing act at the just concluded 2018 Commonwealth Games. However, because we are just so ‘extra’, it’s the head coach of the Nigeria Weightlifting Federation.

Two other Nigerians, a coach in the special sports and a 200m runner also disappeared in Australia.

The President of Nigeria Weightlifting Federation, Mohammed Yahaya has described as ‘big embarrassment’ the alleged disappearance of its head coach in the Gold Coast, Australia, venue of the just concluded 2018 Commonwealth Games.

A furious Yahaya told Guardian in a telephone chat yesterday that he didn’t expect the head coach of a national team to ‘escape’ at a competition venue.

“This is very embarrassing to us because as a head coach, I expected him to act like father to the athletes. But our head coach disappeared into the thin air even before the Games were concluded.”

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