The National Council on Sports has approved November 2 to 15, 2022 as the dates for the 21st National Sports Festival in Delta state tagged Asaba 2022 just as the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare described Delta state as the incubator of talents for the nation’s sports development.
Speaking on Monday in Asaba, at the Extra-ordinary National Council on Sports meeting, the Minister thanked the state for hosting the all important sports meeting, stating that the successes of Nigeria in sports won’t be complete without the contribution of the State, and the giant strides of her athletes.
“Therefore, this meeting today puts us at the cusp of another National Sports Festival (NSF) which we refer to as our own Olympics. The National Council on Sports meeting today has become necessary in order to update Council on developments, and deliberations on issues that concern the hosting of the 21st National Sports Festival which Delta State had earlier won the rights to host in November 2022”.
“Interestingly, Delta State came first at the recently concluded Edo 2020. Now, we are happy that they have the opportunity not just to host, but to validate their first position. Arising from the award of the hosting rights to Delta state, the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has continued to engage the host state on the need to fine-tune the road map in preparation for the NSF”, Dare emphasized.
Governor Okowa in his remarks, thanked the Ministry of Youth and Sports Development for the opportunity to host the National Sports Festival, promising to not only surpass the standards of Edo 2020, but make the 21st edition of the games, the best in its history.
The highlight of the event was the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the hosting of the NSF tagged “Asaba 2022” by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa and Chief Sunday Dare.
