Nigeria, July 1 -- Nigerian sprint stars Favour Ofili and Nathaniel Ezekiel are poised to make their long-awaited Diamond League debuts this weekend as the prestigious global athletics series lands in Eugene, Oregon, for its ninth stop of the 2025 calendar.

Although currently at the centre of a nationality switch controversy, 22-year-old Ofili is set to make her Diamond League debut in the women's 100 metres, arriving in Eugene on the back of a scorching 10.87 seconds personal best recorded recently in Texas.

It's a landmark moment in her career, as she becomes the third Nigerian woman ever to compete in a Diamond League sprint, following the paths of Blessing Okagbare and Gloria Asumnu.

But her debut is anything but a warm-up. The LSU...