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Final Batch of Nigeria’s Paralympic Team Returns
… As FG pledges more support for Paralympians
Joel Ajayi
The final batch of Nigeria’s Paralympics contingents to the just concluded Tokyo 2020 Paralympics Games recieved heroic welcome, as the Athletes with their medals arrived Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport on Thursday in Abuja.
The team Nigeria that won a total of 10 medals; 4 Gold, 1 Silver and 5 Bronze, were given a befitting reception on their arrival.
While Speaking , Special Assistant on Sports to President Mohammadu Buhari, Daniel Amokachi, who represented the Minister of Youth and Sports development, commended the contingents for their good performance.
According to Amokachi, who was also an Olympic Gold Medalist said, its a great feeling because Nigerians are very happy with their success.
“Many factors affected them, from COVID-19 to acclimatization n and the rest, but they did not disappoint Nigerians, they did come out with medals as they used to do.
” Now that sports has been seen as business in the country, that is why the government has started athletes adoption campaign, to enable Nigerians support the athletes.”
He assured the athletes of Federal government and ministry of youth and Sports’s support, to help them prepare more for all the forthcoming competitions.
Also speaking, was Chef de mission to the Paralympics Games, Mr Peter Nelson, who said Nigeria learnt a lot of positives from the Games.
“Everything was in place from camp till our arrival here, we give glory to God.
” We realized that most countries take Paralympic serious, many Asian Athletes play for European country, they were all serious about it, this is telling us that we need to work harder before next Paralympics, but with the kind of Sports Minister we have, we are going to start what we call festival for young Paralympians that are willing to participate in the competition.”
In this year’s event, Nigeria paraded 22 athletes at the Games and a total of 10 medals were won, which placed them on 33rd on the overall medal table.
Sports
Aliyu Baba Shines with Six Goals in Five NNL Appearances for Sporting Lagos
Joel Ajayi
Striker Aliyu Baba of Sporting Lagos, continues to court attention in the Nigeria National League (NNL) with his impressive goalscoring return, netting 6 times in five starts in the second division.
Aliyu, 21, scored a hattrick in a must-win away match against Solution FC on Sunday evening, taking his tally to 6 goals from just five starts.
The lagos-based club signed him from Mahanaim FC during mid-season transfer window, after it struggled to find the back of the net in the first stanza of the season.
Aliyu opened his Sporting account scoring a brace in a 3-2 away win over Abakaliki FC. He followed that with a goal against First Bank FC after coming from the bench.
The deadly striker then produced another stunning away performance, scoring a hattrick in the 3-3 away draw against Solution FC.
He delivered 6-goals in 9 total appearances (5-starts and 3 substitute apps) for the Lagos club, despite only joining them in March during the mid-season window.
This goalscoring prowess has now attracted many football followers and clubs in the country.
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