‘We want the Sports Federations to show proof of development of the sport with domestic tournaments’: Dikko promises equal attention to all sports
The National Sports Commission says it will pay equal attention to all sports in Nigeria but demands seriousness from the various Sports Federations.
Mallam Shehu Dikko, Chairman of the Commission stated this on the sidelines of the visit of the Nigeria Olympians Association (NOA) led by its President Olumide Oyedeji to his office in Abuja.
“We are not a football Commission. We are here for all sports. In this this commission we are working to advance all sports and even in the last week we have held meetings with baseball, motorsports, hockey, volleyball, taekwondo, arm wrestling, polo all manner of sports you can think of.
‘We are doing sports development and sports economy here and every sport has the potentials to be a huge revenue generator for the country. We want the Federations to be serious and show proof of development of the sport with domestic tournaments.
‘We fully keyed into what the Cricket U-19 team is doing in Malaysia because even before that tournament you could see the visible efforts of the Federation to unearth and develop talents”, he concluded.
