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Omo-Agege told our correspondent, “There is a lot of politics going on. Ever since I resumed office as the interim president on the instruction of the IBA, there has been a ceaseless tussle with General Minimah, who has refused to step down.”

This leadership tussle cascaded down to the coaching setup, with experienced coach Tony Konyegwachie controversially replaced by Adura Olalehin for the Olympics.

“To the best of my knowledge, Tony has not coached any athlete that has had any doping issue,” Omo-Agege said.

“All of a sudden, Adura from nowhere emerged as the one coaching our team at the Olympics chosen by the Secretary-General Dapo Akinyele.”

The controversy surrounding the coaching change stemmed from an incident at the African Championships in Douala, Cameroon. Omo-Agege explained, “IBA stated that 10 percent of the winnings of the boxers should go to the coach, while 20 percent goes to the federation, and the rest goes to the boxers. When they got paid in the camp, coach Tony then asked for his 10 percent, and the secretary took offence with that.”

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