Nigeria’s elite marathon runners, mostly members of the Jos-based High Altitude Athletics Club, have revealed their top priority for 2025: competing in and winning the top ten positions at the ECOWAS Abuja International Marathon.
According to Steve Nuhu, director of High Altitude Athletics Club and manager of most of Nigeria’s elite marathoners, the decision is based on the lucrativeness of the race, particularly the 21 km event, and the organisers’ prompt payment of prize money.
“We have all agreed to prioritise the ECOWAS Abuja International Marathon,” Mr Nuhu told the media shortly before the Christmas break. “We will regroup in the first week of the new year, and our focus will be on the ECOWAS Marathon.”
