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.
Lawal Jimoh SDP Mogaji Aare PPS Okeose Christian Cementary Adewuyi Funmilayo National Information Technology Development Agency Ahmad Belgore Kwara 2023 GANZY Ibraheem Abdullateef Kolawole Akande Mohammed Yahaya Barki GAMA Folorunsho Alao Isa Aremu Lai Gobir Kwara State Fire Service Yakubu Mohammed Abdullahi Omar Gambari Ahmad Fatima Bisola Sayomi John Olajide Adedipe Aliyu Salihu Share/Tsaragi Adeniyi Ojo Ijagbo Health Centre Olatunji Bamgbola Ilorin Metro Park Bank Of Industry Nigeria Computer Society Sulu Gambari Basic Education Certificate Examination Abdullahi Samari Ishaq Oloyede Pakata Patriots Adedayo Yusuf Abdulkareem Olanrewju Okanlawon Musa Laboratory-to-Product 3MTT Dairo Kunle Paul Goodluck Jonathan Yusuf Lanre Badmas Soffiyyallah Kamaldeen Abegunde Goke Quarry Royal Valley Arca Santa NITDA Adamu Attah Amada Jidda Olabanji Orilonishe Prince Bola Ajibola Lawyers Unite Against Corruption Agbarere Yusuf Amuda Gobir Aliyu Adebayo Zaratu Umar Abdullahi Adisa Akodudu Mohammed Lawal FERMA David Oyerinola Adedunmoye Abdulmajeed Wahab Afetu Of Alabe Michael Ologundea Just Law Forum John Mayokun Dada Aliyu Kora-Sabi Omotosho Bola Ahmed Tinubu Abdulsalam A. Yusuf Yusuf Babatunde Abdulwahab Yaru Bio Ibrahim Tafida Of Kaiama Kupchi Hosea Maxwell Paul Olawoore Tsaragi

