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September 25, 2019
Minister of Sports and Youth Development, SundayDare, has enjoined president of federations that have qualified for the Tokyo2020 Olympic Games to speed up preparations in order to brighten the country’smedal haul at the quadrennial event.
Dare gave the ultimatum during his consultativemeetings with the board of Nigeria Football Federation NFF, Nigeria BasketballFederation NBBF and Nigeria Badminton Federation NBF.
While commending the Nigeria Basketball Federationfor D’Tigers Olympic qualification, Dare asked the Engineer Musa Kida-led bodyto ensure that the national women’s team D’Tigers also qualify for games nextyear.
He equally reminded the federations to gear effortstowards winning gold medals at their respective events, adding Nigeria last wongold at the Olympics over two decades ago in Atlanta 1996 in the men’s footballevent and long jump by Chioma Ajunwa.
Meanwhile, the Minister in his scheduled routinemeetings with the sporting federations, is expected to parley this week withNigeria Weightlifting Federation NWF, Nigeria Wrestling Federation NWF andAthletic Federation of Nigeria AFN.