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We Will Take AFN To
Next Level
I'm happy that
an Olympian like Innocent Egbunike is now coach of the Athletics
Federation of Nigeria (AFN). He has the experience, the
knowledge and the expertise to move AFN forward. Therefore
working with such a fellow is a good thing for me. You will
agree with me that Nigerian sports have been on a nosedive trend
for some years now, particularly in the international
championships like the Common Wealth Games, Olympics, the All
Africa Games and other major competitions in the sub-region.
So, there is
need for us to go back to the drawing board and map out plans
and ways of moving this federation forward. Our athletes, both
track and field events must go back and reclaim their prime
place in Africa and in the world sports?
These were the
work of Elias Gora who was appointed the Technical Director of
the Federation talking about his co-appointee, Innocent Egbunike
as the head coach of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN).
Gora solicited
the support of the National Sports Commission saying without
their support they will not achieve their purpose.
“We cannot do
what we want to do without the support of the NSC and the
athletes. So, to achieve good results in competitions, the
athletes must show total commitment”
He therefore
begged the NSC to give the AFN total support to achieve their
set goals.###
 Eguavoen
To Become Enyimba's Technical Adviser
The chairman of
Enyimba International football club of Aba, Felix Anyansi Agwu
has disclosed that the Super Eagles Coach, Augustine Eguavoen,
will be the club's new technical adviser.
He disclosed to
sports writers that hiring Eguavoen as the technical adviser was
part of the restructuring exercise carried out on the club and
the unveiling of the new adviser will take place at the Enyimba
International Stadium Aba.
He explained
that the restructuring of the club was part of revitalizing
Nigerian football and taking it to the next level. “We are
determined to change the face of Nigerian football and that, we
are leaving no stone unturned. He added that aside the signing
the former Eagles defender, there were various things to be
done to help better the club in the continental level.
He opined that
Eguavoen had coached the club before, elevating it to a 3rd
place in the league and also winning the federation cup.###
I Will Trim Down Sports, Says Bolaji
By Isobaye Allison
The chairman of
National sports commission (NSC), Hon. Bolaji Abdullahi has
vowed to trim down sports in the federation in order to cut down
costs.
The minister
disclosed this while defending the ministry's 2012 budget on the
31st January, stressing that the country's sports would develop
if the ministry concentrates only on few sports. He maintained
that the ministry will no longer continue to spend its meager
resources on the multiple sports that make no impact.
Heaping the
problems of Nigerian Sports on the shoulders of people at the
helm of affair, he stressed that the administrators had
concentrated so much on competition rather than building and
developing sports.
Bolaji insisted
that the problem of Nigeria Football Federation was more of
political than legal.
“I think the
problem of Nigerian sports could be attributed to this mentality
on competition and winning instead of laying more emphasis on
development.###
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