Sports
2024 Olympics Ticket, Grassroot development others our Target-Shooting Federation President
Joel Ajayi
The newly elected President of Shooting Federation of Nigeria Commodore Bamidele Ayoade has revealed that 2024 Olympic ticket, grassroots development, infrastructure and others will be the priority of the present Federation.
He gave this hints in Ilorin Kwara state at ongoing 6th edition of National Youth Game while addressing the journalists on his plan to grow Nigeria’s shooting.
According to him, Our plan as a board is to develop shooting sports in Nigeria
“The first assignment in our hands is fixing of Infrastructure because Shooting is one of the sport that is not play daily, that is why we are going to each geo political to develop the ranges.
“The next is grassroots development, we are going to Kano State, after that we will go to Rivers State. We pray that the state governments can help us sustain the training.
“After that we will go to Rivers State and hopefully we would get some talents from there. We hope to reach all the zones.
” I assure you that you would equally be carried along in the process,” he stressed.
” We want to ensure Nigeria qualify for the next Olympics in 2024 in Paris France.”
He also promised to always to carry media along in every activities of the Federation while calling on sponsor and appealed to Parent to always release their children for the game of shooting.
“One of plan to develop the game is zonal championship where most of our activities will be reports.”
“We would include media in our refresher courses in Abuja and also have a feel of what the athletes are going through.
Meanwhile, in the history of youth games, 12 states participated which has never happened before.
Sports
Kukkiwon President Hails Popoola’s Impact on Nigerian Taekwondo, NTF Boss Celebrates One Year of Progress
The President of the Taekwondo Federation of Nigeria, Grand Master Tayo Popoola has received a letter of commendation from the president of Kukkiwon, Yun Ung- Suk, for her outstanding contribution to the development of the sport.
Grand Master Popoola was hailed for her consistent drive improving the game within a short time of her stewardship in the NTF and the dissemination of Taekwondo activities in Nigeria to the global space.
The commendation letter dated October 25, 2026, was personally signed by Kukkiwon President, Ung-Suk.
Popoola said the commendation came to her as a pleasant surprise.
“I did not see that coming but It is a good one not only for me but the entire federation. I did not do it alone and it is also a challenge to do much more in the days, weeks and months ahead. I thank all the board members and I am optimistic that we will do more for the athletes,” Popoola said.
Incidentally, it is just about one year in office for Grand Master Popoola who has recorded a string of successes in the federation including the National Open Trials in Abeokuta, the Africa Taekwondo Championship 2026 in Bamako Mali where Nigeria won several Medals, the first ever Micheal Opeyemi Bamidele National Taekwondo Championship which took place last month in Lagos and the recently held Korean Ambassador Cup in Abuja which also had in attendance the World Kukkiwon Demonstration team.
The demonstration team dazzled fans in Abuja with spectacular display only last weekend just as the para-athletes in taekwondo were duly classified by experts from the world body in preparation for the Los Angeles Olympics 2028.
“I want to thank the National Sports Commission for the support given to me and the entire NTF. Things can only get better,” Popoola stressed.
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