Early career Favour Ofili began athletics in 2014 while in high school in
Delta State, Nigeria. Her high school coach, Anne Otutu, helped ignite a firm belief in her talent. She later trained in
Port Harcourt with coach George Obiano until she moved to the United States.
2019 Ofili was named the female athlete of the meet at the
2019 African Under-18 Championships after winning the
200 and
400 metres with new personal bests in both. Still 16, she represented her country at the
World Relays in
Yokohama a month later, running in the 4 × 100 m and 4 × 400 m relays. She won the 200 m and finished second behind
Patience George in the 400 m at the Nigerian Championships in July, running under 52 seconds at the longer event for the first time. Ofili bettered this mark at the
African Games a month later, finishing second with
51.68 s and qualifying for the
World Athletics Championships in
Doha.
2020–2021 Ofili earned a scholarship at the
Louisiana State University (USA) in 2020, after her performance at the 2019 World Championships, which caught the attention of sprint coach
Dennis Shaver, who became her personal coach. On 27 February 2021, she set an African indoor record in the 200 m with a time of 22.75 s at the SEC Indoor Championship in
Fayetteville, Arkansas. Despite having qualified for the
2020 Summer Olympics, Ofili was ruled out of Tokyo 2020 after arriving in Japan due to the Nigerian federation failing to ensure they met the minimum drug-testing requirements. Nine other athletes were also disqualified. She was able to participate at the
World U20 Championships a few weeks later in
Nairobi, where she won bronze in the 200 m and two medals for relays, with her mark in her individual event being the third-fastest ever by a U20 woman. In December 2023, Ofili graduated with a bachelor's degree in Sport and Fitness Administration/Management from
Louisiana State University (USA). Following college, Ofili signed a sponsorship with
Adidas.
2024 2024 Paris Olympics Ofili made her Olympic finals debut in the
200m at the Paris 2024 games finishing in 6th position with a time of 22.24 seconds Ofili was also part of Nigerian team in the
relay where they achieved a season-best time of 42.70s, but did not proceed past the heats. Ofili intended to participate in the
100 m event. However, due to administrative errors by the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, her name was not submitted and she was unable to take part. After an investigation that took place following the games, it was recommended that Ofili should be compenstated ₦8,000,000 for "the disappointment and depression she experienced due to her omission from the event." Following the Olympics, the Athletics Federation of Nigeria accused Ofili of being an uncontrollable athlete after rumours of her changing her nationality surfaced online. ==Statistics==