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Teams FCT Storms Asaba for National Youth Games, vows to fight for Honour
FCT contingent for the youth games in Asaba departed for the games yesterday 10th of September 2024 and they arrived Asaba safely.
A total of 107 Athletes and 35 officials make up the contingent.
They will be competing in 21 different sports hoping to surpass their previous 7th position in the last two editions.
Speaking with the Director of Sports FCT Mr Luka Istifanus, he said he was elated by the support given to them by the sports loving Honourable Minister of FCT, His Excellency Ezenwo Nyesom Wike who approved the budget for games and it was released immediately for the mobilization to camp,traveling logistics and other things.
“I am happy because this is the first time we didn’t have any hitches in securing funds for a major event like the youth games.
“The Minister has been very supportive and passionate about sports development in the FCT particularly grassroot. I know we will do well to surpass our past achievements at the games”
FCT in recent times have enjoyed in these competitions and surpassing previous milestones achieved both at the youth games and senior sports festivals by making top 10 which had not happened before.
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Nigeria Wheelchair Basketball Federation Commends BetKing for its Support to the Sport
The President of the Nigeria Wheelchair Basketball Federation, Seyi Johnson, has praised the Corporate Social sagacity of BetKing for it’s support to the growth of the Sports in the Country.
Wheelchair Basketball which represents one of the fastest growing Para-Sports in the Country, has been boosted with the partnership and Sponsorship from BetKing.
The President of the Federation, Seyi Johnson said BetKing has shown that they are a true lover of Nigerian Sports and special sports in particular, with all its doing for the Federation.
” On behalf of the Nigeria Wheelchair Basketball, the entire board and every stakeholder in the Sport, I want to personally appreciate BetKing for all they are doing.
” Words are too few to express my sincere gratitude to them because they have really shown that this is where their mouth is, with the kind of support we are getting from them”.
” When we approached them , it was just like they were already expecting us and they showed us that they truly understand the Nigeria Sports history and the role Special Sports have been playing in the country’s success at International competitions over the years”.
The President of the Federation added that they need more of such support from the Corporate bodies to complement what the Government is doing, especially when you look at the restructuring and revamping going on in Nigerian Sports at the moment with the coming of the National Sports Commission, NSC.
” We need more of the Corporate players to come assist and follow in the footsteps of BetKing and with that we will see rapid growth of Nigeria Para-sports “,he stated.
He concluded by revealing that the Nigeria Wheelchair Basketball team has a very good chance of qualifying for it’s first ever Commonwealth Games in Glasgow next year when the qualifiers hold later this year in South Africa and BetKing has been playing a major role to ensure this is achieved.
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