2× Olympian | 🥈 Olympic Silver (4×4) 🌎 World Junior Champion Commonwealth & African Champion 🎓 UCR Short Sprints Coach | VCF Owner
California, USA
Joined May 2011
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Track Coaches rubbing it in… “Week 4 down!” “Successfully completed Week 5!” “Another week in the books!”🙄. Well, CONGRATULATIONS, cheaters😂 I just barely survived WEEK ONE over here. Y’all are halfway through the season and I’m still learning everybody’s name😂
Fatimat Yusuf-Olukoju OLY 🇺🇸 🇳🇬 retweeted
Watch Favour Ofili 🇳🇬 clock a seasons best and meeting record of 22.03 seconds (0.0) to dominate the women’s 200m at the Brescia Grand Prix!! 🤯🔥
🎥 @EuroAthletics
Fatimat Yusuf-Olukoju OLY 🇺🇸 🇳🇬 retweeted
HISTORY HAS BEEN MADE 🎉
Nigeria have qualified for the beach volleyball event at the Olympic Games for the 1st time in history.
Nigeria beat Morocco 2-0 (21-18, 21-10) in the women’s final of the 2026 African Beach Volleyball Nations Championship in Egypt, on Saturday, Aug 22 – at Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria
Fatimat Yusuf-Olukoju OLY 🇺🇸 🇳🇬 retweeted
WATCH 🇳🇬 MIRACLE EZECHUKWU TURN ON THE JETS! 🤯🤯🙄
An insane 9.81s anchor split from 🇳🇬 Miracle Ezechukwu as she produced a sensational finish to edge out Team USA 🇺🇸 and send Nigeria into the women’s 4×100m final at the World Athletics U20 Championships!
🤯 9.81s on anchor! What a finish from Miracle!
#worldU20champs #WorldAthleticsU20 #TeamNigeria
Fatimat Yusuf-Olukoju OLY 🇺🇸 🇳🇬 retweeted
A sensational season’s best for Team Nigeria 🇳🇬 Women’s 4x100m as they run 43.65 seconds to finish 3rd in their semifinal heat to advance to the final round
Lucy Nwankwo, Chigozie Nwankwo, Tejiri Ugoh, & Oluebube Ezechukwu just edge out Team USA 🇺🇸 for the final spot
Fatimat Yusuf-Olukoju OLY 🇺🇸 🇳🇬 retweeted
Lucy Nwankwo - 11.74 (2)
Chigozie Nwankwo - 10.96 (6)
Tejiri Ugoh - 11.14 (7)
Oluebube Ezechukwu - 9.81 (1)
Have not seen the clip, wonder what happened between 2-3
#Bube to the rescue! 💪🏾🇳🇬🔥
Kid was out there FLYING and bleeding GREEN & WHITE! 😂🇳🇬💨 Somebody check the runway because Bube just took off! ✈️🤣
Now I’m really looking forward to that U20 Women’s 4x100m relay! 👀🔥🔥 Let’s cook, Team Nigeria! 🇳🇬💪🏾🏃🏾♀️💨
Fatimat Yusuf-Olukoju OLY 🇺🇸 🇳🇬 retweeted
@CoachFatimat Hi just to think 32 years ago you were on the podium doing exactly the same and remember you were the Best Female 400m runner never to win a major title for Nigeria ❤️❤️
Fatimat Yusuf-Olukoju OLY 🇺🇸 🇳🇬 retweeted
🥈Silver for RUTH USORO in the women's long jump. She jumped a distance of 6.87m on her first attempt to secure the silver medal.
#commonwealthgames #TeamNigeria #glasgow2026
Fatimat Yusuf-Olukoju OLY 🇺🇸 🇳🇬 retweeted
Hey, LEGEND! Thank you for your service to 🇳🇬 and the great memories you to us all. You're one of our pathfinders for the great things happening now. #Quartermiler
Love you, @onojuvwevwoella !!! ❤️🇳🇬 You officially broke the curse and brought home a 🥉, making Nigeria’s women’s 400m relevant again! 💪🏾 Thank you for reminding the world that Nigerians still know how to sprint one full lap without asking for directions. 😅🏃🏾♀️
The future is incredibly bright. Keep making us proud—we’re all cheering you on! 🇳🇬🔥 #LA2028
We move… but hopefully next time we’ll remember to pack our best sprinters before boarding the flight. 😭✈️🇳🇬 Sad.
Love you, @onojuvwevwoella !!! ❤️🇳🇬 You officially broke the curse and brought home a 🥉, making Nigeria’s women’s 400m relevant again! 💪🏾 Thank you for reminding the world that Nigerians still know how to sprint one full lap without asking for directions. 😅🏃🏾♀️
The future is incredibly bright. Keep making us proud—we’re all cheering you on! 🇳🇬🔥 #LA2028
Fatimat Yusuf-Olukoju OLY 🇺🇸 🇳🇬 retweeted
Samuel Ogazi 🇳🇬 clocked 44.25 seconds to win the men’s 400m final at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow!!! 🔥
He matches the feat of compatriot Fatima Yusuf who won the women’s event in 1990.
#Glasgow2026
Fatimat Yusuf-Olukoju OLY 🇺🇸 🇳🇬 retweeted
🥇 ANOTHER GOLD FOR NIGERIA! 🇳🇬🔥
🇳🇬 SAMUEL OGAZI IS A COMMONWEALTH CHAMPION! 🏆
Ogazi storms to a brilliant victory in the men’s 400m final, clocking44.26s to claim GOLD in Glasgow! 🇳🇬⚡
🥈 🇹🇹 Jeremy Richards — 44.82s
🥉 🇿🇦 Zakith Nene — 45.21s
ANOTHER GOLD MEDAL FOR NIGERIA! 🇳🇬🥇🔥
#CommonwealthGames #TeamNigeria #Glasgow2026
Welcome to the Highlander family! We’re excited to have another talented California athlete joining our program this fall. Congratulations on your commitment to UC Riverside! Enjoy the rest of your summer, and when you get here… let’s get to work. Go Highlanders!
Ajayi out here breaking National Records and dragging everybody into the deep end of the ocean… meanwhile, the guy can’t even swim. 😂😂 Proud of you, Omo! Keep making history and leaving everyone gasping for air. 🇳🇬💪🏾🔥@Ajayi100m
EQUAL NATIONAL RECORD!!!! 👏
Kanyinsola Ajayi 🇳🇬 clocked 9.84 seconds (+0.1) equalling his personal best and national record to win the men’s 100m at the Prefontaine Classic.
#EugeneDL
Welcome to the Highlander family! 🔵🟡 We are excited to welcome our newest student-athlete to UC Riverside Track & Field. Your hard work has earned this opportunity, and we can’t wait to see what you’ll accomplish in the Blue & Gold. The journey starts now. Let’s get to work!
#GoHighlanders #UCRTF #BuiltNotGiven
Fatimat Yusuf-Olukoju OLY 🇺🇸 🇳🇬 retweeted
Samuel Ogazi 🇳🇬 is officially turning professional!
After three outstanding seasons with the University of Alabama, the Nigerian quarter-miler has chosen to forgo his remaining NCAA eligibility.
Two weeks ago, he became the 4th fastest man in history with 43.38s!
His NCAA résumé:
🥇 2026 NCAA Outdoor 400m Champion (43.38s – NCAA Record)
🥇 2026 NCAA Indoor 400m Champion (44.57s – African Indoor Record, 4th-fastest indoor performer in history at the time)
🥇 2025 NCAA Outdoor 400m Champion
🥈 2024 NCAA Outdoor 400m Silver Medalist (44.52s)
🥇 2026 SEC Outdoor 400m Champion
🥇 2026 SEC Indoor 400m Champion
🥇 2025 SEC Outdoor 400m Champion
🇳🇬 Broke the long-standing Nigerian 400m Record with 44.02s before lowering it further to 43.95s, 43.82s, and finally 43.38s during the 2026 season.
🏫 Set multiple University of Alabama school records and finished his collegiate career as the fastest 400m runner in NCAA history!
