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.
Awili Pedro Sobi FM Yakub Lai Gobir Unicontinental Construction Company Surajudeen Akanbi Neuropsychiatric Hospital Kwara State Infrastructure Development Fund Abdulbaqi Jimoh Amuda Bembe April 11 Bashir Adigun Lateef Alagbonsi Ajike People Support Centre Saka Balikis Kehinde Abubakar B.M Imodoye Writer’s Enclave Presidential Election Iyabo Dupe Adekeye Mogaji Aare Olukotun Of Ikotun New Naira Notes Kolade Solagberu Kayode Ishola David Oyedepo Tunji Folami Kamaldeen Kehinde Computer Based Test Sarakite Ibrahim Sulu Gambari Olokoba Sulyman Lawyers Unite Against Corruption Pategi Muftau Akanbi Oke Alumni Association Of The Federal Polytechnic Offa UTME AbdulHamid Adi Ijagbo Health Centre Farouk Salim Abdullateef Abdussalam COEASU Saka Saadu Aiyedun Michael Nzwekwe Ishola Moses Abiodun Hauwa Nuru Lanwa ARMTI Ejidongari Jimoh Bashir NULGE Abdulmumini Sanni Jawondo A.O. Belgore Jimoh Akani Aminat Ahmed Kwara Colleges Of Education Academic Staff Union Lukman Oyebanji Fagbemi Ishak Mohammed Sabi Dele Belgore International Aviation College Kale Ayo Taofik Abdulkareem College Of Arabic And Islamic Legal Studies Ajibola Saliu Ajia Amina Susa\'a De Ahmed Abdullahi Atanda Suleiman Abubakar Khairat Gwadabe Pacify Labs Michael Ologundea Onilupeju Of Ilupeju General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport Kwara Poly Nnazua Bibire Ajape Ogidi-Oloje Ope Saraki

