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By Ben Efe The direction the Sports Minister, Sunday Dare is taking Nigerian sports came into focus during the week, when he summarily dissolved the boards of Olympics sports federations and others under his supervision. The sports minister’s dissolution of the boards at this moment was largely seen as a political move to settle scores with perceived ‘sports political’ opponents. A case that readily comes to mind is that of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, where surprisingly a lingering dispute that could have been tactfully resolved has ended in the files of Nigerian Supreme Court. “Though the tenure of the sports federation boards will expire in July 2021, the minister seem to have jumped the gun to get at his perceived sports political opponents.” ....
By Ben Efe Swimming is regarded as a ‘lesser sport’ in Nigeria, but Olympian Rachel Tonjur has urged Nigerian sports authorities to make investments in the aquatic disciplines because there are born swimmers and the potentials to win medals at international sports contests is limitless. Tonjur, won four gold, two silver, and one bronze medal at the last National Sports Festival for hosts Edo State. She argued that swimming has been so neglected in Nigeria, even as it is a major medal spinning sport at the Olympics, Commonwealth Games, and African Games. “At the Olympics, Nigeria would be looking for athletes to win gold medals, whereas one athlete in another country is winning as much as seven gold,” sighed Tonjur, who competed in the women 100m breaststroke at 2016 Olympics in Rio, Brazil. ....
Nigeria can produce world champions in swimming Tonjur On By Ben Efe Swimming is regarded as a ‘lesser sport’ in Nigeria, but Olympian Rachel Tonjur has urged Nigerian sports authorities to make investments in the aquatic disciplines because there are born swimmers and the potentials to win medals at international sports contests is limitless. Tonjur, won four gold, two silver, and one bronze medal at the last National Sports Festival for hosts Edo State. She argued that swimming has been so neglected in Nigeria, even as it is a major medal spinning sport at the Olympics, Commonwealth Games, and African Games. ....
Edo 2020 begins after long months of delay On By Ben Efe Finally, the 20th National Sports Festival tagged ‘Edo 2020’ is seeing the light of the day, after months of delay and anguish by sportsmen and women who had girded their loins but were left high and dry by the Sports Ministry. The Vice-President Professor Yemi Osinbajo is expected to officially declare the Games open on April 6, perhaps that is the only time athletes and officials would be assured Edo 2020 will run its full course. Until lately, there were still doubts over the Games starting as scheduled as purveyors of unverified information, rumour-mongers had falsely spread information about another possible postponement. ....