Athletes Raise Concern Over Non Inclusion Of Rowing, Canoeing, Sailing In National Sports Festival
ABUJA – A group of concerned athletes have raised strong concern over the non-inclusion of Rowing, Canoeing and Sailimg sports among those that will feature at the forthcoming National Sports Festival (NSF) in Abeokuta, Ogun state.
Athletes of the Nigerian Rowing, Canoe and Sailing Federation (NRCSF) headed by Admiral Festus Porbeni, said the non-inclusion of their sport in the Nigeria version of the Olympics Games is not good for their development and the game at large.
They have taken their pleas to the newly appointed Executive Chairman of the National Sports Commission, Alhaji Shehu Dikko to come to their aid.
According to the Olympian Ayomide Bello Powei, “The National Sports Festival is a competitive event which we need to participate in, to grow the Sport.
“Our sport has done well enough to merit participation at the NSF, two of our athletes (Ayomide Bello Powei and Beauty Otuedo) made it to the last Olympic Games in France.
“We need opportunities such as the NSF to discover and harness new talents as well as sharpen the skills of the older athletes”.
