National Youth Games: Paucity Of Funds To Limit Kwara's Chances At Medals - Abdulrakeem

Date: 2017-09-09

The Chairman of the Kwara State Athletics Association, Tunde Abdulkareem has said that in spite of having high expectations of medals hauls from the 3rd National Youth Games (NYG) which opens on Saturday at the University of Ilorin, shortage of funds will limit their performance.

He expressed this when fielding questions from newsmen in Ilorin. "Even though I have high expectations from my athletes, I don't like to deceive myself, because we had shortage of funds that hindered us from presenting our full athletes," he said.

Abdulkareem who is the immediate past Vice President of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) said that it would be self deceit to try to outdo states like Delta, Lagos and Akwa Ibom who come to such competitions with financial backing that makes all their athletes participate and have better chances of medals haul. He however, was optimistic that they would get a gold medal in athletics from the event.

On the NYG, he disclosed that at the inaugural edition in 2013, hosted by Abuja, he played a crucial role under the leadership of Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi as Sports Minister and Chairman of the National Sports Commission.

"The concept of the National Youth Games is a good one which is aimed at discovering talents from various sports and developing them subsequently. " It is unfortunate it didn't hold in 2014 and 2015 but we are happy it is now on consecutively in 2016 and 2017," he explained.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Kubra Kazum     Olatunde Oyeyiola     Reuben Paraje     Arik     Basic Education Certificate Examination     AGILE Programme     Galadiman Ngeri     Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq     Okin High School     Pakata Patriots     Sarafadeen Kayode Akorede     Frootify     Moronfoye     Omoniyi M. Ayinla     Bankole Omisore     Kisra     Olatunji Abdulmumeen     Radio Kwara     Amuda Bembe     Hassan Saliu     Toun Okewale-Sonaiya     Congress For National Consensus     Lawan     Saidu Yaro Musa     Suraj Tunji Oyewale     Ilorin.Info     Baba-Isale     Olabimpe Olani     Adewuyi Funmilayo     Funmilayo Mohammed     Dapo Teni Nig Enterprise     Solomon Edoja     Edu     Lola Olabayo     Michael Ologundea     March 28     Olukotun Of Ikotun     Muslimah Entrepreneurship Forum     Lafiagi     Dar-Al-Handasah Consultants Ltd     Dan Iya     Bola Sagaya     QuickWin     Markaz Arabic And Islamic Training Institute, Agege     Lateef Ademola Olatunji     Gamji Members Association     First Lady     Olugbense     Vasolar     Saeedat Aliyu     Bukola Ajikobi     Mohammed Danjuma     Alaaya     Labaeka     Federal Road Maintenance Agency     Jalala     Salihu Jibril Garbi     Kwara Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board     Saka Aleshinloye     Students Union Government     Kwara State Pension Board     Yoruba     Alabe     Omupo     Nurudeen Muhammed     Umar Bayo Abdulwahab     Michael Nzekwe     Ayekale     Pakata     Abdulrahman Abdulrasak     Femi Ogunsola     Trade Lenda SME Fair     IF-K     Mohammed Yahaya Barki     Adamu Ibrahim Sabi     Rebecca Bake     Kayode Ishola    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

LABTOP     A.O. Belgore     Kwara Poly     Joseph Daudu     Henry Makinwa     Lithium     Sanitation Exercise     ER-KANG Mining Nigeria Company Limited     Hussein Olokooba     Radio Kwara     A.G.F Abdulrasaq     Tafida Of Kaiama     Kayode Oyin Zubair     Centre For Digital Economy     Susan Modupe Oluwole     Yusuf Ibitokun Sherifat     Adesina Simon Sodiya     Abdullahi Dasilva Yussuf     Zara Umar     GANZY     Ibrahim Abdullahi     Shero     Mahfouz Adedimeji     Muideen Olaniyi Alalade     John Dara     Lola Ashiru     Ilorin Amusement Park     Police Commissioner     Sidikat Uthman Ajibola     Kumbi Titilope     Oni Adebayo     Government High School (GHS), Adeta     Ilorin Muslim Community     Adijat Adebiyi     Ilorin     Baba Adini Of Kwara State     Kwara South     Charcoal     KFA     Senate Presidency     Olaiya Zuberu     Ubandoma     Aliyu U. Tilde     AbdulKareem Yusuf Danhawa     Bamidele Adegoke     Women Radio     Adam Abdullahi Al-Ilory     Mohammed Lawal     Ilorin Curfew     ASKOMP     Mujtabah Bature     Iyabo Adisa Ibiyeye     Kwara NIPR     Michael Nzwekwe     Universal Basic Education Commission     Jumoke Gafar     Bashirat Bola Bello     Erubu     Adegoke Bamidele     Bank Of Industry     Ilorin Emirate     Alabi Olayemi Abdulrazak     Gamji Members Association     Afonja     Olaiya Victor Mobolaji     Abdullah Janet Amudat     Shehu Jimoh     Magaji Nda     LEAH Charity Foundation     Christopher Tunji Ayeni     Baba Isale     Public Holiday     Ahmad Fatima Bisola     Kpotum Mohammed Baba     Ilorin Like-Minds     Erin-ile     Cornelius Adebayo