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By Kingsley Uzowulu …
The chapter of the state of the Swan’s soul appealed to the state government to immediately release funds for the National Sports Festival starting from 16/5/25 in the state of Ogun.
The association after its monthly congress has observed that the early liberation of the funds will allow athletes to conclude their preparations and help them settle and remain concentrated to win laurels for the state.
In a statement jointly signed by the president, Cosmos Chukwuemeka and the secretary, Tunde Liadi, the association is strongly pleasure to the governor for the immediate release of funds for both athletes and for officials, therefore state athletes will not be excluded from the scheme of things.
The Association also observes the state of sports infrastructures available for the athletes of the Daniam Stadium Owerri with Massimo Discussion and clearly states that it is necessary to do a lot to give these structures an elevator.
The body greets the athletes and officials of the States for using the structures available to them to prepare for the Festival and pray that they do well in the state of Ogun if exposed to better structures in the cause of the festival.
The state in the last 3 National Sports Festival had performed below the average. For example, in Abuja 2018 NSF, the state was placed 18th with 5 gold, 3SILver and 13 bronze medals, in Edo 2020 NSF, the state closed 10th with 10gold, 13 Silver and 26 Bronze Medals and finally in Delta 2023, IMO State arrived 11th with 12 Gold, 8Silver and 25 Medal Bronze.
In order for the state to exceed these record funds, it must be released early enough to make you prepare adequately to the athletes, we can attend a general performance of shine by the athletes and at the end of the day a more depicting result than the other 3 festivals mentioned above.
The Association believes that sport is under high intensity of capital and, if managed and invested correctly, can generate funds for the state and not only medals.
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