National Youth Games: George,others storm Ilorin

Date: 2017-09-07

Honourable Olamide George will be at the head of Athletics Federation of Nigeria officials expected in Ilorin for the 2017 National Youth Games which begin this week.

George,who is the vice president of the federation will be joined by Brown Ebewele,a foremost athletics coach who is expected to be named the AFN technical sub-committee chairman following his election as the representative of the technical arm of the federation as well as three-time Olympic coach,Gabriel Okon.

Also expected to be in Ilorin for the games are Sunday Adeleye,the athletes representative elected on June 13 to purposely take care of the interest of track and field athletes and Amaechi Akawo,the administrative head of the federation. The Sports Writers of Nigeria (SWAN) representative on the board of the AFN,Dare Esan is also expected to hit Ilorin later this week.

In a chat with newsmen in Lagos,Esan revealed that the AFN will organise the athletics event of the games which runs from September 11 through 16 at the Maracana stadium,University of Ilorin.

'As a journalist and somebody who has been associated with track and field for over 20 years and has covered the IAAF World Championships eight times,I am delighted the 2017 edition is a reality.This is truly a talent discovery event and kudos must be given to the Honourable Minister,Barrister Solomon Dalung for giving Nigerian youths an event aimed at developing their talent and fostering unity amongst them,' he said.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Modibbo Kawu     Saliu Ajia     Trade Lenda SME Fair     AbdulRauf Keji     Federal Allocation     Nagode     Gamji Members Association     Ajia-Bako     Tsaragi/Share     Mutawali Of Ilorin     Hijab     KWASEIC     Harmony Holdings     Sheikh Ridhwanullah El-ilory     Taofik Abdulkareem Babaita     Ajuloopin     Yoonus Kola Olatinwo     Bio Ibrahim     Nigeria Customs Service     Ishola Abdullahi     Olatunji Bamgbola     Jebba     Oyun     Owo Isowo     Segun Olawoyin     Abdullah Janet Amudat     Ayedun     Ilesha-Baruba-Gwanara     Vasolar     Abatemi Usman     Ilesha-Baruba     Www.Kwarareports.com     Yusuf Amuda Gobir     Kayode Bankole     Revenue Court     Abdulrazaq Akorede     Mahe Abdulkadir     Just Law Forum     Kazeem Oladepo     Forgo Battery Company Limited     FOMWAN     Yoonus Lawal     Iyaloja-General     Ibrahim Abikan     Ita-Nmo Market     Shaykh Luqman Jimoh     KW-GIS     Ibrahim Abdulkadir Abikan     New Naira Notes     Issa Memunat Moyosore     Admiralty Villa     Yusuf Arowosaye     BIR     Olusola Saraki     Abdulganiyu Oladosu     Bayo Mohammed Onimode     Olupako     Kemi Adeosun     Folajimi Aleshinloye     Folorunsho Alao     Joshua Adeyemi Adimula     Niguel Gallando Marcias     Egbejila     Umar Ahmed Gunu     Islamiya Abdulraheem     NFAI     Yashikira     Ahmad Olanrewaju Belgore     Sabi     Abdullahi Saadudeen Alikinla     Kwara State Sports Commission     Tunde Saad     Mohammed Haruna     Yaman     Aminat Ahmed     Adamu Attah     Jaiz Bank    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Jaiz Bank     Yakubu Mohammed Abdullahi     Markaz Arabic And Islamic Training Institute, Agege     SWAN     Turaki Of Ilorin     Zara Umar     Abubakar B.M     Ahmed     Chief Imam Of Offa     Bello John Olanrewaju     Aisha Gobir     Iqra Books     Shehu Adaramaja     Ibrahim Labaika     Yemi Osinbajo     Tuesday Assayomo     Saadatu Modibbo-Kawu     Madawaki Of Ilorin     Abdulrazaq Solihudeen     Ilorin South     Ibraheem Abdullateef     Busari Alabi Alausa     Babatunde Ajeigbe     Government High School Adeta     Sa\'adu Salau     National Broadcasting Commission     Ilorin Metro Park     Ajase-Ipo     Elerin Of Erin-Ile     Ilorin Talaka Parapo     Adam Abdullahi Al-Ilory     Teachers Specific Allowance     AbdulFatai Adeniyi Dan-Kazeem     Mope Dasuki Belgore     College Of Health     Kolawole Akande     ASMAU PLAZA     High Court     Wahab Egbewole     Patigi Regatta     Egbewole     Abdulmajeed Wahab     Offa Descendants Union     Toyin Olayinka Tejidini     Tunde Yusuf     Savannah Centre For Diplomacy, Democracy And Development     Press Release     Joana Nnazua Kolo     Oko-Olowo     Atunwa     Bureau Of Lands     Kanu Agabi     Kwara Primary Health Care Development Agency     Elerin Of Adanla     Alagbado     JAAC     Tunji Olawuyi     John Dara     ARMTI     Christopher Odetunde     Afolasade Opeyemi Kemi     Oloyede     KWSUED     Saliu Ajibola Ajia     Shao     Gamji Members Association     Kwara Liberation Group     Akeem Olatunji     Moremi High School     Oke-Odo     Lawal Jimoh     Hamidat Sulyman-Yusuf     Valsolar Consortium     Salihu Jibril Garbi     AbdulRauf Keji     Habeeb Saidu     Young Progressives Party