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.

Oluwarotimi Boluwatife Adenike     Mansur Alfanla     Leke Ogungbe     Harrison Osauwagboe     Emir Of Kano     Abdulrauf Yusuf     Olokoba Sulyman     Federal Road Maintenance Agency     Muhammad Akande Olarewaju Odunade     Sambo Murtala     Iyeru Grammar School     Asa LGEA School     Muslim Media Watch Group Of Nigeria     Saadu Yusuf     Dagbalodo     Idofin     Salihu Ajibola Ajia     Imodoye Writer’s Enclave     Oba Of Jebba     Muideen Olaniyi Alalade     Oyedepo     Revenue Court     Students Union Government     Buhari     High Court     Salaudeen Oyewale     Bukola Saraki     Ibraheem Adeola Katibi     Mamman Saba Jibril     Afetu Of Alabe     Forgo Battery Company Limited     Tsaragi-Share     Valsolar Consortium     Mope Dasuki Belgore     Royal FM     Jelili Yusuf     Ahmad Belgore     Yemi Sanni     Al-Hikmah University     Edu     SUBEB     PPS     Rafiu Ibrahim     Pacify Labs     Laduba     Lawal Olohungbebe     Forgo Battery     Adekunle David Dunmade     Omar Gambari     Saraki     Okin Malt     Issa Oloruntogun     Taofik Abdulkareem Babaita     V.O. Abioye     Bond     Tescom.kwarastate.gov.ng     Mohammed Khadijat Kubura     Ayobami Akanbi     Jebba     Sulyman Atolagbe Alege     Bello Abubakar     Abdullah Janet Amudat     Vishvas KOZ Tractors     Rotimi Samuel Olujide     Bamikole Omishore     Mutawali     New Naira Notes     Wahab Kunle Shittu     Col. Ibrahim Taiwo     Abdulbaqi Jimoh     AbdulRazaq Abubakar Jiddah     Saeedat Aliyu     Halidu Danbaba     Kwara Pdp     Deji Ajani     Shehu Alimi Foundation     Raymond Olaitan    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Bolakale Ayo     Ella Supreme Tissue Paper     Olatunji Ayeni     Adanla-Irese     Sheriff Olanrewaju     Sheikh Alimi     Salihu Ajibola Ajia     Jimba Babatunde     Garba Ado Sanni     Dan Masanin     Oko     Abdulrasheed Lafia     Razak Atunwa     Quran     Abdulrahman Onikijipa     Local Government     Suleiman Alege Kuranga     College Of Arabic And Islamic Legal Studies     Ohoro Of Shao     KWSUED     Mukhtar Shagaya     Prince Sunday Fagbemi     Ibrahim Akaje     General Hospital, Ilorin     Bayer AG     Hamid Bobboyi     Adedipe     Bello Bature     Lanre Badmus     AbdulQowiy Olododo     Muslim Stakeholders Of Kwara State     COVID     IESA     Halimat Yusuf     Abubakar Abdullahi Bata     Abikan     Ahmad Belgore     Oluwarotimi Boluwatife Adenike     Playing Host     Buari Edun     Olumide Daniel Ibitoye     Shettima     Asa LGEA School     Muhammed Akanbi     Tinubu Legacy Forum     Sherif Sagaya     SSA Youth Engagement     Ilorin Muslim Community     Nnazua     Okeose Christian Cementary     Amosa     Offa Descendants Union     Bello Oyedepo     Yakubu Gobir     Abdulwahab Oba     Abioye Bello     Muftau Akanbi Oke     Special Agro-Industrial Hub     Makama     Nigerian Correctional Service     Arinola Lawal     Yakubu Mohammed Abdullahi     UITH     Abdulganiyu AbdulAzeez     Samuel Olusegun Adedayo     Ibrahim Abiodun     Baaziki Sulaiman     Yusuf Badmus     Adesina Simon Sodiya     Shoprite     New Nigeria People’s Party     Bamidele Adegoke Oladimeji     IEDPU     AbdulGafar Tosho     Ramat Oganija     Orire     Allocation