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.

Bayo Lawal     Gabriel Fashanu     Elerin Of Adanla Irese     Aisha Gobir     Valsolar     Olaiya Zuberu     Muritala Olarewaju     Nigeria Customs Service     Joseph Daudu     Yaru     Aliyu Muyideen     Raji Ayodele Kamaldeen     Gbadeyan Gbadura Yomi     Valsolar Consortium     General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport     Salman Jawondo     Iyabo Adewuyi     Unilorin FM     Ajibola Saliu Ajia     Ilesha-Baruba-Gwanara     Special Agro-Industrial Hub     UNILORIN Alumni Association     Umar Saro     Balogun-Ojomu     Abdulraheem Olesin     Monsurat Omotosho     Farouk Salim     Abubakar Abdulraheem     Gwanara     Ganmo     Al-Adaby     Valsolar Consultoria     Oniwasi Agbaye     Air Peace     Otoge     Yakubu Danladi     Umar Ayinla Saro     Solomon Edojah     Abatemi Usman     Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq     Yusuf Ali     Lucky Omoluwa     Ilorin Innovation Hub     Oke-Odo     Kwara State Governor     Sango-UITH Road     Tafida Of Kaiama     Mustapha AbdulGaniyu     Olateju Lukman     Abubakar Aliagan     Kale Bayero     SUBEB     University Road     Offa Descendants Union     Muhammed Taofeeq Abdulrazaq     Saadu Alanamu     Niyi Osundare     Moshood Bakare     SSA Youth     Dunmade     Abdulraheem Yusuf     KWTV     Kassim Babamale     Joseph Offorjama     Olabode Towoju     Segun Olawoyin     Basic Education Certificate Examination     Kazeem Oladepo     Adedeji Onimago     Marufat Oladosu     Monkey Pox     Kwara State Sports Commission     NIRSAL     Abubakar B.M     Modibo Kawu     HICA     Funmilayo Isiaka Oniwa    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

NaAllah     Oluwatoyin Lukman     Mohammed Lawal     Baakini     Oloje     Isin     Oluronke Adeyemi     Senate     Guber Aspirant     Ajibola Ademola Julius     Kannike     Ekiti     Adeleke Ogungbe     Adesoye College     NITDA     Kolade Solagberu     Just Law Forum     Khadijat Ayoola Yusuf     Omoniyi M. Ayinla     Oniwasi Agbaye     Durosinlohun Kawu     AGILE Programme     Amusa Bello     Bello Taoheed Abubakar     Durosinlohun Atiku     David Oyedepo     Ayodele Shittu     Raliat Elelu-Habeeb     Kaosarah Adeyi     Seed Technologies     Ayo Opadokun     Saadatu Modibbo-Kawu     Onilorin Of Ilorin     Funmilayo Zubair     Alfa Yahaya Road     Oniwa     BIR     All Peoples Party     Ariyo     Onilupeju Of Ilupeju     Ilorin Descendants Progressive Union     Olateju Lukman     National Union Of Road Transport Workers     Oba Abdulraheem     Justina Oha     Oko-Erin     Paul Olawoore     Haruna Olawale Sulaiman     Adedayo Yusuf Abdulkareem     Oro Grammar School     Kwara Consultative Forum     Ilorin Innovation Hub     Kale Ayo     Saidu Isa     Curfew     Pilgrims Board     Tanke Flyover Bridge     Fatai Garuba Labaka     Tafida     Code Of Conduct     Ibrahim Abduquadri Abikan     Razaq Atunwa     Principal Private Secretary     Forgo Battery     Afonja     Oke-opin     Ibrahim Agboola Gambari     Lithium Deposit     Oyun     Gbugbu International Market     Colleges Of Education Academic Staff Union     Tsado Manman     Theophilus Oyebiyi     Moremi High School     Lukman Oyebanji Fagbemi     Afolabi-Oshatimehin     Abatemi-Usman