The race is being organised in fulfilment of the road map of the Tonobok Okowa-led board of the AFN to develop athletics across the six-geo-political zones of Nigeria.
Tafida Gadzama, the federation’s road race sub-committee chairman, says the cross country championship is also being organised to help develop Nigeria’s middle and long distance runners.
‘You know cross country running is a sport in which teams and individuals run on open-air courses over natural terrain such as dirt or grass.
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