Equipment chaos derails Nigerian sprinter Ashe's African Championships bid
Nigerian sprint star Favour Ashe blamed equipment chaos and officiating controversies for missing individual medal at African Championships in Ghana. The 24-year-old faced triple crisis: controversial false start disqualification during 100m heats, then missing spikes and competition bibs before crucial semi-final. 'Mentally, I was stressed,' Ashe revealed after being forced to find larger spikes for solo qualification race. Despite emotional disruption, he reached final but couldn't challenge for gold—Cameroon's Emmanuel Eseme won, South Africa's Bradley Nkoana got silver, Nigeria's Chidera Ezeakor secured bronze. Ashe redeemed himself anchoring Nigeria to relay silver (38.70s) behind Ivory Coast (38.52s). His commitment to Nigeria remains firm despite nationality switch rumors, reinforcing his role as critical relay runner.