The newly appointed Director General of the National Sports Commission, NSC, Bukola Olopade has said about 12,000 to 15,000 sportsmen and women are expected to participate in the 2024 Gateway Games. The Festival, which is the 22nd National Sports Festival, is scheduled to take place in Ogun State in early January 2025.
Olopade disclosed this after a closed-door meeting with Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, and the Chief Executive Officer of Premium Trust Bank, Emmanuel Emefienim, in Abeokuta on Thursday. Olopade , who is the former Chairman of the Local Organizing Committee of the Festival, said the Committee was working towards creating an Olympic-standard Games Village that would accommodate all the athletes in one location, a development which he said has not happened before in the history of the festival.
'My biggest joy is that when you walk into the MKO Abiola Stadium, you will know that in the next 20 to 30 years, children of Ogun State, Nigeria, and the world will be happy to exhibit their God-given talents in the world-class facilities at the stadium.' In order to ensure the players' health and safety, he disclosed the addition of a digitalized feeding and volunteer system and a catering system where food will undergo scientific testing.
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