Egwero, was the favourite to win the race, having swept through the semi-final with the best time. But he was dusted by Seye Ogunlewe, an emerging sprint talent in a tight race, which the starting officials made a mess of after a false start.
Ogunlewe, pulled out of the pack even as Egwero struggled to put his race back together after the distraction at the start. But it was all a matter of seconds and Ogunlewe raced to finish at 10: 19; Egwero finished at 10:21 while Jonathan Nnmaju was third with 10.30 seconds.
