The Finish Line

Embark on a captivating journey with The Finish Line, where adventure meets morality in a world of talking animals and spirited challenges. Join Mafoya, an African girl aspiring to be the town’s fastest sprinter, as her path takes an unexpected turn into Musanga Kingdom. In this enchanting realm, Mafoya faces inner battles, forges alliances, and races against talking animals in a quest to return home. This children’s book is a treasure trove of educational value, seamlessly weaving lessons of honesty, determination, accountability and sportsmanship into an engaging narrative. The Finish Line transcends the ordinary, offering an adventure that sparks imagination and instills essential values in young hearts.

Ayo Oyeku is an Ebedi Residency Fellow and a Human Leadership Fellow. His first children’s book was selected by the World Bank for distribution across libraries in Nigeria. He has been shortlisted twice for the Golden Baobab Prize in the Early Chapters category and has won the Ezenwa Ohaeto Prize for fiction as well as the Association of Nigerian Authors Prize for Children’s Literature. He is a contributor to World Kid Lit and EuroLit.