NOC thumbs up Dare achievements in 6-month



For the umpteenth time the Honourable Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare has continued to receive applaud on his outstanding achievements within the first six months of his tenure in office with the chieftains of the Nigeria Olympics Committee (NOC) led by Engnr Habu Gumel pouring encomiums on the minister
Recounting the giant strides of the Dare, Gumel, commended the Hon. Minister on his visionary leadership which has helped in repositioning Nigerian sports. These include the “Adoption Campaign” which has paved the way for corporate sector engagement in providing support to Nigerian athletes, teams and sports facilities maintenance.


The “Adopt an Athlete Campaign” has provided a platform for some elite Nigerian athletes to receive funding from the organizations and individuals that adopted them, which has greatly enhanced their training and preparations for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games that was recently postponed to 2021.


“The Hon. Minister was instrumental to the speedy completion of the new headquarters building of the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA), which then led to the visit of the President of International Olympic Committee, His Excellency, Dr. Thomas Bach to Nigeria in November 2019 to commission the edifice. The new ANOCA Secretariat is now the pride of African sports and has elevated the status of Abuja as Olympic Capital of Africa” Gumel said.


“The Hon. Minister has been passionate and ensured the participation of Nigerian athletes and teams in Olympic Qualification championships which has enabled us to secure the qualification places that we currently have. With the rescheduling of the Olympic Games, we still have some windows of opportunities to qualify more athletes.”

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