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.

Budo-Egba     Rashidi Yekini     Adesina Simon Sodiya     Local Government Pension Board     Mohammed Alabi Lawal     Salake     Abdullateef Abdussalam     Garment Factory     Olabode George Towoju     Ilorin West/Asa Federal Constituency     Mohammed Tunde-Jimoh     First Lady     Yusuf Ibitokun Sherifat     Osuwa     Suleiman Rotimi Iliasu     Apaola     Tsado Manman     Tunde Akanbi     Isiaka Alikinla     Valsolar Consultoria     Baba Isale     Abdulrazaq Aiyelabegan     Ajase-Ipo     Tafidan Kaiama     Chief Imam Of Lafiagi     Congress For National Consensus     Sabi     Pilgrims Board     Ajidagba     Umar Saro     Bolakale Saka     Marufat Oladosu     Muslim Cementary     Adesoye     Jaiz Bank     HAMFAT Clinic And Maternity     Waziri Yakubu Gobir     Sarafadeen Kayode Akorede     Haruna Tambiri Mohammed     Habeeb Abdullahi Al-Ilory     Odogun Olushola Gabriel     Oke Sunna     John Dara     Aliyu Muhammad Saifudeen     Hakeem Lawal     Ahman Pategi University     Baba Issa     John Obuh     Muhammad Akande Olarewaju Odunade     Shaaba Lafiagi     Imam Gambari     Umar Bayo Abdulwahab     Ali Ahmad     Ajuloopin     Nupe     Oluronke Adeyemi     Roheemat Hammed     AbdulGafar Tosho     Elekoyangan     Kazeem Adekanye     Ilofa     Jimoh Saadudeen Muhammed     Mukhtar Shagaya     Kwabes     Alapansapa     Apata Ajele Secondary School     Buari Edun     Kamoru Kadiri     Abdulfatai Baakini     Bilikisu Oniyangi     Sheriff Olanrewaju     GRA     Abdulhakeem Amao     Raliat Elelu-Habeeb     Iyabo Adisa Ibiyeye     All Confederation Of Principals Of Secondary Schools     Lai Mohammed    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Congress For National Consensus     Emir Of Kano     Adamu Ibrahim Sabi     Dagbalodo     Chartered Institute Of Personnel Management Of Nigeria     KWATMA     Alanamu     Deji Ajani     Orisun Igbomina     Fatimat Saliu     Adesina Simon Sodiya     Durbar     Tunji Olawuyi     Abdullah Janet Amudat     Amina Susa\'a De Ahmed     Yakubu Shaaba     Code Of Conduct Bureau     Isiaka Rafiu Mope     Nigerian Correctional Service     Noah Yusuf     College Of Education     Abubakar Usman Jos     Ilorin Central Mosque     Gwanara     Iyabo Adisa Ibiyeye     Iyabo Adewuyi     Raliat AbdulRazaq     Apaola     Kishira     Share/Tsaragi     Kwara State Fire Service     Rafiu Olasile     Tunji Moronfoye     Aliyu U. Tilde     Oba Of Jebba     Magaji Nda     Sheu Ndanusa Usman     Ajia-Bako     Taofik Abdulkareem Babaita     Folajimi Aleshinloye     Isaac Aderemi Kolawole     Timothy Olatunde Fadipe     Bolakale Saka     Siraj Oyewale     Oba Abu     Chief Imam Of Lafiagi     PPS     Ijagbo     Fareedah Dankaka     Shaykh Luqman Jimoh     Saudat Abdulbaqi     Rasheed Jimoh     Elekoyangan     Nigeria Governors\' Forum     Tescom.kwarastate.gov.ng     Odo-Owa     Ayodele Shittu     Folorunsho Erubu     Idris Garba     Kazeem Gbolagade     Joana Nnazua Kolo     GANZY     Abraysports FC     Kulende-UITH     Share     Mohammed Haruna     Ayo Salami     JUSUN     Ishola Abdullahi     Assayomo     Matthew Okedare     Egbejila     SGBN     Buari Edun     Okedare     Abdulkadir Remi Hawawu     Hassan Saliu