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Tokyo 2020 will be different for TeamNigeria- Minister

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5 years ago

June 16, 2021

Minister of Youth and sports Development Mr Sunday Dare has assured that the Tokyo 2020 Olympics will be quite eventful for Team Nigeria since everything has been done to motivate the athletes to excel.

In an interview with CNN Zain Asher,

the Minister said:

“I want to assure you that the Tokyo 2020 Olympics is going to be different because we have seen through our public private partnership our Athletes been adopted and supported both financially and their welfare been taken care of. That is how we have excellent performances. We want to surpass the feat of the 1996 Atlanta Olympics in Tokyo”

On the safety of the athletes due to the current spike in covid-19 pandemic in Japan, he affirmed; “There is a Nigerian Olympics Committee just like every country has an Olympics Committee. This Ministry and the government have been working closely with the IOC, NOC and the Japanese government through the Japanese Ambassador. We do know that there is an IOC guideline and book on covid 19 and we are keyed unto that to ensure the safety of our athletes.”

“Most importantly, we are looking at the vaccination of our athletes. We are also looking at the 14 day guideline to get the covid -19 test before Tokyo opens for the Olympics. All Olympics- bound athlete have taken their first shot of the vaccine. Though the IOC has said vacination is an option, we will make sure all our athletes take the two shots. We have recieved massive support from the presidential task force on Covid -19”, he assured.

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Lagos Set for Star-Studded Legends Game as Diouf, Adebayor, Appiah Lead African Icons

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2 hours ago

November 3, 2026

The Gleamer

Africa is set for a football spectacle as some of Africa’s biggest football legends battle celebrated Super Eagles icons for the Legends Football Game on Sunday, November 8, at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan, Lagos.

Headlining the African Legends squad are former African Footballer of the Year Emmanuel Adebayor, Senegal’s El-Hadji Diouf, Ivorian legend Didier Zokora and Ghana ex captain Stephen Appiah, whose illustrious careers left an enduring mark on the global game.

The star-studded African contingent is expected to feature alongside other celebrated names, including Ghana’s John Paintsil and Anthony Baffoe, Senegal’s Khalilou Fadiga, Burkina Faso’s Aristide Bancé, Cameroon’s Rigobert Song and Alexandre Song, Zimbabwe’s Peter Ndlovu and Benjani Mwaruwari, as well as South Africa’s Brian Baloyi.

They will take on Super Eagles legends from Nigeria’s iconic 1994 and 1996 squads in a special encounter celebrating three decades since Nigeria became the kings of African football.

The game is presented by Toptier Sports Management in partnership with Afreximbank and CANEX, bringing together football icons whose achievements have inspired generations of fans across the continent.

Chichi Nwoko, Founder and CEO of Toptier Sports Management, said the event would provide an opportunity to honour the legends who helped shape African football.

“These are names that every football fan in Africa knows. We are proud to bring them to Lagos to honour the heroes of 1994 and 1996,” she said.

The Legends Football Game is expected to draw fans eager to relive the magic of African football’s golden era, with gates opening at 1:30pm.

For fans unable to make it to the stadium, the match will be broadcast live from 5pm to 7pm on NTA, AIT and Silverbird.

With a galaxy of African football stars set to descend on Lagos, the city is poised for a memorable celebration of football, nostalgia and the enduring legacy of the continent’s greatest players.

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