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.

College Of Education     Saliu Ajibola Ajia     AbdulGaniyu Kareem     Tafida Of Kaiama     Egbejila     Colleges Of Education Academic Staff Union     BIR     Emir Of Ilorin     Ilorin Descendants Progressive Union     Oke-opin     Sidikat Uthman Ajibola     Tinubu Legacy Forum     Ajuloopin     Ahman Pategi     Mamatu Abdullahi     Egbewole     Allocation     MMWG     Ibrahim Abduquadri Abikan     Owode Market     ANCOPPS     Sa\'adu Salahu     Shehu Alimi Foundation For Peace And Development     Lithium     Abdulmajeed Abdullahi     Pakata Development Association     Moses Salami     Ilorin Like-Minds     Shonga     ENetSuD     Kwara Apc     National Association Of Nigerian Students     Abdullahi Imam Abdullahi     Ibraheem Adeola Katibi     Adebara     Omar Bolaji Gambari     Yusuf Babatunde Abdulwahab     Bamidele Adegoke     Ilorin International Airport     Mashood Dauda     Bola Tinubu     Pilgrims Board     Kwara United     Barakat Community Secondary School     Adeola Abraham     Babs Iwarere     UNIFEMGA     Segun Olawoyin     Nnazua     Amusement Park     Shoprite     Imodoye Writer’s Enclave     SGBN     Ilorin Airport     Oba Abu     08001000100     Bolaji Abdullahi     Sheikh Ridhwanullah El-ilory     Toyin Falola     Moses Adekanye     Kwarareports     Olofa Of Offa     Tope Daramola     Javed Khan     Kwara State Television (KWTV)     Yahaya Seriki     Abubakar Imam     Kwarareports.com     Abdulkadir Remi Hawawu     Yahaya A Paniyaro     Dauda Adesola     Abdullahi Adisa Akodudu     Mohammed Danjuma     Illyasu Abdullahi     3MTT     Kwara State Governor     Ishaq Abdulkarim    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Alloy Chukwuemeka     Tricycle Owners Association Of Nigeria     Nigeria Computer Society     Oyedun Juliana Funke     Nigerian Supreme Council For Islamic Affairs     Shero     Sanitation Exercise     Sodiya     Kayode Laro     Omoniyi M. Ayinla     Hussein Oloyede     Ahmad Fatima Bisola     Dunmade     Tayo Awodiji     Tunde Idiagbon Road     Ahmed Ayinla Jimoh     Joseph Alex Offorjama     Funmilayo Oniwa     Adaramaja     Wole Oke     Afolabi-Oshatimehin Adenike Harriet     Erubu Oba Zubair     Oniwa     LABTOP     Kannike     Abdulahi Abubakar Bata     Oke-Oyi     HYPPADEC     Samuel Elizabeth Keatswa     Kwara State Coalition Of Business And Professional Associations     Edret Sabi Abel     Oko Erin     Ogbondoroko     Okiki     CCEPE     Alfa Modibo Belgore     Kunle Suleiman     Women For Change And Development Initiative     NURTW     Taofik Abiodun Ahmed     Ahmad Olanrewaju Belgore     Taofeek Ibraheem     Ariyo     Binta Abubakar Mora     Kwara NIPR     Olatunde Michaels     Ilorin Descendants Progressive Union     Bashiru Makama     Bolaji Aladie     Student Learning Support Helpline     Ibrahim Sulu Gambari     Kazeem Oladepo     GRA     Akume     Baba Issa     Sobi     Oba Abdulraheem     Dapo Teni Nig Enterprise     Twitter     Muyideen Ajani Bello     Kwara State Polytechnic     Jimoh Akani     Idofin     Abdulwahab Ololele     Modibo Kawu     Olatunji Bamgbola     Abdul-Rahoof Bello     Kwara University Of Education     Afeyin-Olukuta     Kola Adesina     Jaiz Bank     Tunde Akanbi     EndSARS     Abikan     Adebayo Mohammed Kamaldeen     KW-GIS     Kwara Consultative Forum