The World Archery Federation Africa has applauded the Nigeria Archery Federation (NAFED) on the successful Annual General meeting (AGM) held 10 March 2025, in Abuja.
President of World Archery Africa, Ahmed Tarik Amiri, gave the commendation while giving his address at meeting held at the ANOCA Secretariat, Jahi, Abuja at the weekend.
President of World Archery Africa, Amiri said he was really amazed on the calibre of highly placed important personalities he met at the AGM which include, the Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), Dr. Aisha A. Baju, Major General D.S. Abdullahi, Engr. Augustine Chigbogu, D.C.G. Oladipo Ogundele, Dr. Rabiu Mohammed, Senator Babajide Omoworare and Prof. Musa Success among others.
According to him, for NAFED to put up such a flawless AGM within the first quarter of the year, it means that Nigeria Archery is on the right track.
He described the AGM as a landmark achievement and pleaded with the NAFED Executive Committee led by Mohammed Baba Abdullahi, to ensure that the same energy he saw at the AGM maintained in all their activities.
The Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) was represented by Mrs Gloria Ekpempu, while Dr. Rabiu Mohammed and Malk Ibrahim were representatives of the National Sports Commission (NSC) and the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa(ANOCA).
In his welcome address, the President of the Nigeria Archery Federation, Mohammed Baba Abdullahi, thanked all the delegates and other stakeholders from across the country for their physical presence.
He acknowledged the Nigeria Olympic Committee, World Archery Africa, the National Sports Commission and the parent body, World Archery Federation for all their support and guidance during the trouble period of Nigeria Archery and assured that their individual and collective contributions towards the pursuit of the common goal and objective in the year under review which is to develop Archery beyond it’s present position in Nigeria will never be taken for granted.
Mohammed informed that the Federation only started proper development of Association, Archery Clubs and Archery Academies in 2017 under their capable and collective resolve as a board and today, the board is proud to state that Archery is a household name in Nigeria today and a force to be reckoned within the sporting fraternity not to talk of the International level due to the expansion it garnered in recent time.
