For accepting to host the 7th edition of the National Youth Games, athletes and coaches from across the country have showered praises on Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa.
At the end of the 6th edition of the Games in Ilorin, Kwara State, in 2021, the hosting right for the 7th edition was awarded to Kano State.
The choice of Delta State was reached at a meeting of Stakeholders for the Games, which was held on the sidelines of the recently concluded 21st National Sports Festival, as contained in a press release signed by Mohammed Manga, Director, Press, and Public Relations, of the sports ministry. Athletes and coaches, who spoke with The Guardian yesterday, praised Governor Okowa, who is the Vice Presidential aspirant of the Peoples’ Democratic Party in the 2023 election for his love and determination to raise the standard of Nigeria sports.
On his part, coach Kayode Oseni, who was part of Delta 2022 National Sports Festival said: “Governor Okowa has won our respect. He spent so much money in providing the best sporting facilities for Nigerian youths to showcase their talent at the National Sports Festival last month, and now, he is hosting the Youth Games. We need such a person in Abuja.”
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