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.

Abubakar Olusola Saraki     Awili Pedro     Omar Gambari     NaAllah     Senior Staff Union Of Colleges Of Education     Mansur Alfanla     Harmony Holdings     Towoju     Government House     Malete     Bukola Ajikobi     Ridwan Agboola     Ayo Salami     Saliu Alamoyo     Dar-Al-Handasah Consultants Ltd     Joseph Yemi Ajayi     Halidu Danbaba     Issa Baba     Laboratory-to-Product     Ejidongari     Economic And Financial Crimes Commission     Olokoba Abdullahi Ayinla     Saidu Yaro Musa     Alikinla     John Mayokun Dada     Raliat Elelu-Habeeb     Sulu Babaita Isiaka     Kwara Central     Vishvas KOZ Tractors     Ilesha-Gwanara     Agbarigidoma     Paul Olawoore     Mohammed Saidu     Sobi FM     Ijakadi     Popo-Igbonna     Abdulrazak Shehu Akorede     Ishola Abdullahi     Oniye     Zulkifli Ibraheem     Saka Saadu     Bond     David Adesina     Wakilin Mata Lafiagi     Olupako     Kanu Agabi     Vasolar     Saeedat Aliyu     Basic Education Certificate Examination     Tafida Of Ilorin     Offa Poly     Wahab Agbaje     Yusuf Ibitokun Sherifat     Lanre Issa Onilu     Mahee Abdulkadir     Hijab     Balogun Fulani     Unilorin FM     Gabriel Fashanu     Ibrahim Sulu Gambari     Labour Party     Pakata Development Association     Kayode Yusuf     Jani Ibrahim     Aliyu Muhammad Saifudeen     Yemi Sanni     Raimi Iyanda     Salihu Yahaya     Government Girls’ Day Secondary School Pakata     Osuwa     Agor Market     Ibikunle Ogunleye     Kassim Babamale     Alabi Lawal     A.G.F Abdulrasaq     Olatunde Oyeyiola     Sarah Alade    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Kwara United     Kolade Solagberu     Suleiman Yahya Alapansapa     Victor Gbenga Yusuf     Asa     Gurei     Gbemisola Oguntimehin     KWAFFA     Alloy Chukwuemeka     Mohammed Yahaya Barki     Ghali Alaaya     Muritala Olarewaju     Kola Olota     Idofin     Olatunji Bamgbola     Kunle Suleiman     Muideen Olaniyi Alalade     Mutawali     Lanre Aremu     General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport     Ola Falade     Toyin Falola     Omoniyi M. Ayinla     Radio SBS     Olawuyi     Ramat Oganija     Salihu Yahaya     MINILS     Sadiq Buhari     Lanre Badmus     Saeedat Aliyu     Mary Kemi Adeosun     Bola Magaji     Christopher Ayeni     Ezekiel Yissa Benjamin     AbdulFatai Adeniyi Dan-Kazeem     Suleiman Idris     CELF     Olatunde Oyeyiola     Sodiya     Kola Adesina     Kwara State Printing And Publishing Corporation     Elerin Of Adanla Irese     ENetSuD     Jumoke Monsura Gafar     Ibrahim Gambari     Orisa Bridge     Tunji Olawuyi     Maimunat Oniyangi     Olukotun Of Ikotun     Shehu Adaramaja     Bureau Of Lands     MalHub     Adamu Jemilat-Baki     Adaramaja     Saliu Shola Taofeek     Kwara 2015     Umar Gunu     Yekini Adio     Baboko Primary School     Ajasse-Ipo     Societe Generale Bank Of Nigeria     TESCOM     Kamoru Kadiri     2023 Elections     Aliyu Olatunji Ajanaku     Abdulwahab Oba     Sheikh Ridhwanullah El-ilory     Eleyele     Haruna Tambiri Mohammed     KWASAA     Government House     Ayo Adeyemi     Tunde Oyawoye     Agor     Col. Taiwo     Lanwa