The Acting General Manager of the Oyo State Sports Council, Gboyega Makinde, made the announcement in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Ibadan on Tuesday.
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No fewer than 200 Team Lagos athletes from 25 sports will begin Open Camp from August 27 to 31, after which they go into a Closed Camp from September 2 to 6, 2018.
Uwagbale told newsmen as the competition entered Day 2 that coaches and directors of sports from the zone had been warned to desist from fielding overage athletes.
Eke told the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday in Ilorin that a new squash court was on the verge of being completed.
Anambra Government may have to pay a fine of N5 million to the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development if the indications that the state will not participate in this year’s National Youth Games are true.
Bank-Anthony made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in Lagos while speaking on the state’s readiness the Youth Games coming up in September.
Team Akwa Ibom came second with 16 gold, 15 silver and 15 bronze medals, while Ondo State finished third with 12 gold, 12 silver and 12 bronze medals.
Delta had won the Games’ second edition at the same University of Ilorin venue with a total of 9 gold, 7 silver and 10 bronze medals
He said the 3rd edition of the games, currently going on in Ilorin, was well organised, adding that it had one way or the other strengthened the unity among Nigerian youths.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Team Anambra medals tally has increased to two gold, six silver and three bronze.
Adegboyega told the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos that the hope of the athletes and coaching crew were dashed when they were told that the team would not participate in the Games.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Bassey defeated Happiness Agu of Delta within two minutes to retain her title.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Abdulazeez, defeated Omotayo Agbolade of Delta, by Sensu after both tied 5-5 in the 55kg male event.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Kwara’s gold medal came through national Karate bronze medallist, Bashir Abdulazeez.
The News Agency of Nigeria learnt the protest was sparked by the inclusion of three overweight judokas from Nasarawa in the 56kg boys’ category after the weigh-in on Sunday night.
The federation President, retired Real Adm. Festus Porbeni, told the News Agency of Nigeria that the sport was featuring in the Games as a demonstration event for the second time.
The games have been scheduled for September 7 to 17, 2017 in Ilorin, Kwara State
The Director of Sports, Emmanuel Utobo, who made the disclosure on Friday in Abaliki in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, noted that the camping would last for one week.
At the zonal eliminations for five team sports: basketball, volleyball, cricket, handball and hockey – held at the Obafemi Awolowo Stadium and Adamasingba Stadiums, Ibadan, Oyo State, Team Lagos won 6 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze medals, while Oyo State placed second with 3 gold, 1 silver and 4 bronze medals.
The Chairman of the Forum, Tunde Kazeem, made the call on Thursday in Ilorin, Kwara State