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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, and the Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, have agreed to partner on the conduct of drug test for footballers in the country as part of efforts to curb the menace of substance abuse in Nigeria.
This was one of the highpoints of discussions between the leadership of the Agency and the football league when the Chairman of the NPFL board, Hon.
“The only agency that can save this situation is NDLEA by working with us to carry out random drug test on our players. Once they know we conduct drug test, they will refrain from abuse of illicit substances. This is why we seek the support and partnership with NDLEA”, Elegbeleye stated. He said the league should also consider mobilizing star footballers to get involved in open advocacy against drug abuse because a lot of youths look up to them as role models.Before flagging, please keep in mind that Disqus does not moderate communities. Your username will be shown to the moderator, so you should only flag this comment for one of the reasons listed above.
Two days after losing two gold medals to Egypt in the table tennis single events, Team Nigeria, again, fell to the superior power of the Pharaohs in the team event decided yesterday some hours before the opening ceremony of the 13th African Games in Accra, Ghana.After suffering defeats in table tennis and football events, Team Nigeria will today begin its quest for medals in the Weightlifting event at the 2024 Africa Games.
After all the months of boasting and thrash talk, Anthony Joshua and Francis Ngannou will enter the ring in Saudi Arabia today, to decide who is the better fighter.
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