It appears a British athlete may have left it late to compete in the on going Commonwealth games which was declared opened yesterday in Scotland by the Queen of England.

Imagine this. He may be ranked No.1 in Africa in Sprint Hurdle but he didn’t make the England team and he thought, why not try the country of birth of his father – which happens to be Nigeria.

According to reports in the Metro, UK, the 25-year-old said:’I went out to Nigeria last month to do the trials, where I finished second and was then named on the team. He continued, ‘without me knowing, they took me out of the team and since then I’ve been trying to do everything I can to sort the situation out.’

What a pity. How disappointing for Alex.

As it happens, the poor chap isn’t aware of how things are done in his father’s land. Attending trials and been named to compete and represent Nigeria is just a formality.

Alex didn’t have a ‘godfather’ taking care of things for him while he was busy preparing ia more conducive sporting environment outside of Nigeria for the Commonwealth games.

I have news for you Alex, bar a miracle, you wouldn’t be competing this time around. You have been a victim of chaotic organisation in Nigeria.

TIP FOR NEXT TIME

Next time, you have an indigenous ‘agent’ or ‘rep’ or ‘godfather’ taking care of things for you. They are on ground. They know how things go down. Be ready to ….shall I say, pay ‘agent’ fees. I am afraid, it’s the price to pay to compete for your father’s land Nigeria.