Dunamis Icon lauds Udo-Obong on CAA award

Dunamis Icon has congratulated Nigeria’s Olympic gold medallist, Enefiok Udo-Obong, on his recent award as the Confederation of Africa Athletics’ Technical Official of The Year 2025.

Udo-Obong, a member of Nigeria’s Olympic gold-winning quartet at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, was conferred with the honour last week for his remarkable role in overseeing the technical management of the combined CAA U-18 and U-20 championships in Abeokuta, Ogun State, in July.

The Chairman of Dunamis Icon, Sir Itiako Ikpokpo, described the honour as well deserved and urged Udo-Obong to consider the award as a challenge to spur him to global achievement.

Dunamis Icon are the franchise owner of the Niger Delta Games and organised the very first edition in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, from April 1-8.

“Having worked closely with Enee during the first Niger Delta Sports Festival in Uyo, his emergence as the best on the continent did not come as a surprise.

“I observed from close range his professionalism and attention to detail when he worked with my team at Dunamis Icon as the Technical Director of the Niger Delta Sports Festival. We scored very high in technical organisation of the event, thanks to his dedication and energy”, noted Ikpokpo, who chairs the Delta State Athletics Association.

CAA attributed the successful coordination and execution of the combined Africa U-18 and U-20 championship to his remarkable technical expertise and organizational abilities.

Udo-Obong also served as the Technical Director of the Asian U-18 and U-20 Athletics championship in March 2025 in Saudi Arabia, where he works as Technical Consultant to the Kingdom’s Athletics Federation.