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.
Olokoba Maigida Abraham Ojo Afeyin-Olukuta Leke Ogungbe Dapo Teni Nig Enterprise Yahaya Seriki Bluenile Associates Grillo John Dara Bukola Saraki Alfa Belgore Jimoh Lambe Abdulkareem Mohammed Katsina Ahmed Ilorin Water Reticulation Shururat Olatinwo Samuel Olusegun Adedayo Amosa Kuliyan Geri Playing Host Olaitan Adefila Kayode Laro General Hospital Fatimat Saliu Ahmed Shuaib Buranga Sabo-Oke Bamidele Aluko Kola Shittu Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq Yusuf Abdulwahab Abdulquowiyu Olododo Bio Ibrahim Muazam Nayaya Simeon Sayomi Mumini Ishola Hanafi Danhawa Is\'haq Modibbo Kawu Victor Gbenga Yusuf KWTV Christian Association Of Nigeria Al-Hikmah Radio Ilorin International Airport Association Of Kwara State Online Media Practitioners Ilesha-Gwanara Kayode Ogunlowo Kwara State Television Adesoye College Lola Olabayo Ibrahim Abdulqadir Abikan Ahmad Uthman Segun Abifarin Michael Nzekwe Ambassador Kayode Laro Raji AbdulRasaq Hassanat Bello Fareedah Dankaka Adeola Abraham Principal Private Secretary Olabode Towoju BIR Abdulrazak Shehu Akorede James Ayeni Olokoba Abdullahi Ayinla Salihu Ajia MalHub Kwara State Health Insurance Agency Taofeek Ibraheem Binta Sulyman Lola Ashiru Ilorin.Info All Confederation Of Principals Of Secondary Schools Olupako Wasiu Onidugbe Abdullahi Dasilva Yussuf Hamid Bobboyi Tunde Akanbi Ibrahim Bio

