Fans Rue Absence Of Kwara Football Team At National Youth Games
Football fans and enthusiasts in Kwara State have continued to rue the absence of the state football team at the ongoing 7th National Youth Games in Asaba, Delta State.
Executive chairman of Kwara Sports Commission (KSC), Bola Mogaji, had removed all ball games except handball from the list of events to be participated in by the state's contingent which departed on Wednesday.
He said the decision was dictated by Kwara's area of strength and paucity of funds.
According to him, Kwara will be fielding 215 contingents consisting of 132 athletes and 83 officials in 18 events.
Reacting to the decision of the Chairman, Adex Adeyemi said “How do you conclude that soccer is not Kwara's area of strength when the players weren't even sponsored to Jos for the qualifying playoffs.
“Kwara's Under 15 team tipped to represent the state posted five star performances before the regional playoff”, the sports enthusiasts added.
On his part, a former technical adviser of the Kwara Football Academy (KFA), Coach Paul Odey, said the situation is unfortunate.
“I confronted the sports commission chairman about this and he said he believes in coaches having players on ground as a team and training them not waiting for when the festival is around the corner, you start bringing players.
“But I told him that these players are in their various grassroots clubs playing so many competitions. You have to go out, pick them and bring them together since they already have the skills and technique. Kwara should not allow such to happen again”, he said.
The Kwara football team is the defending champion in soccer at the NYG after winning gold at the last edition.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Kamaldeen Ajibade Col. Adedipe Aishat Mohammed Lawal Akeem Lawal Bankole Omisore Okanlawon Musa Ilorin General Hospital COVID-19 Palliatives 07039448763 Ahmed Dankaya CKNG Oro Grammar School Old Students Association Photo News Folorunsho Erubu Kuliyan Geri Lanre Badmus PAACO-PCL Consortium Christopher Odetunde Afetu Of Alabe Tunji Folami Ndakene Ahmed Saidu Rufai Odo-Owa Odogun Olushola Gabriel Majlis For Sadaqah, Zakat And Waqf Folorunsho Alao Mohammed Saidu IsDB Yoruba Ganmo Electricity Sub-Station Bolakale Kawu Ado Bayero SUBEB Ilorin East Hassan A. Saliu Abdullahi Dasilva Yussuf Riskat Opakunle Afusat Nike Ibrahim Abdulsalam A. Yusuf Tunji Oyawoye Abdulkarim Adisa Alfa Modibo Belgore Ishak Mohammed Sabi Aro Yahaya Rice Farmers Association Of Nigeria Olokoba Mohammed Katsina Ahmed Old Oyo Aisha Abodunrin Ibrahim Tosho Yaqub Government High School (GHS), Adeta Raliat Islamic Foundation Ishola Moses Abiodun Agboola Babatunde Muhammadu Buhari KW-GIS Medview Airlines Ubandoma Of Ilorin Abdullahi Imam Abdullahi Kola Olota Erin-ile Ibrahim Abikan Akom Construction And Engineering Synergy Ltd Computer Based Test Al-Hikmah Radio Arca Santa Saka Asiat Ayinke Diagnostic Centre Asiwaju Bola Tinubu Kolo Abdulazeez Uthman Sa\'adu Gambari Tsaragi/Share Ahmad Lawan Kassim Babamale Abdulkadir Orire Senior Staff Union Of Colleges Of Education

