Posts tagged with Edo 2020

Sports Festival: Pandemonium As Athletes Fight For Food, Chairs, Plates Broken

0 comments, 08/04/2021, by Best Choice Sports in Athletics, Boxing, Football, Grassroots, News, Tennis

By Amaechi Agbo The Crisis rocking the ongoing 2020 National Sports Festival NSF is assuming another dimension as athletes Thursday morning engaged food vendors in a free-for-all-fight. Bestchoicesports.com.ng gathered that fight broke at the University of Benin Games Village when athletes wh... Read more...

SHAME: Edo State To Terminate National Sports Festival On Thursday Over Lack Of Fund

0 comments, 07/04/2021, by Best Choice Sports in Athletics, Boxing, Football, Grassroots, News, Tennis, Volleyball

By Amaechi Agbo Barring last minute change in plans, the Edo State Government has threatened to terminate the ongoing 20th edition of National Sports Festival, NSF holding at the state's capital, Benin. The Local Organising Committee, LOC of the festival disclosed Wednesday that it will abor... Read more...

Sports Festival Athletes Groan Under Lack Of Water, Inflation Of Hotel Prices, Fares In Benin

0 comments, 07/04/2021, by Best Choice Sports in Athletics, Boxing, Football, Grassroots, News, Tennis, Volleyball

By Hananeel Jackson The environment in Benin City, venue of the 20th National Sports Festival ,seems not to be conducive for athletes days after their arrival as they were seen carrying buckets to fetch water at the Athletes Camp at the University of Benin. Edo state government prior to the... Read more...

EXCLUSIVE: Why VP Osinbajo Shuned Sports Festival Opening Ceremony

0 comments, 07/04/2021, by Best Choice Sports in Athletics, Basketball, Boxing, Football, Grassroots, Handball, News, Tennis, Volleyball

By Amaechi Agbo Vice President Yemi Osinbajo arrived Benin, Edo State Capital on Tuesday to declare open the 2020 National Sports Festival, NSF. However, despite his arriving there on time, the number two citizen in the country did not carry out his assigned official function as he left the s... Read more...

Sports Festival: Team Bayelsa Clinch 4 Gold Medals on Day Two

0 comments, 07/04/2021, by Best Choice Sports in Athletics, Boxing, Grassroots, News

The medal rain for Team Bayelsa continued on Day Two of action at the 20th National Sports Festival Tagged Edo 2020 with a total of nine medals comprising 4 gold, 3 silver and 2 bronze Medals. A breakdown of the medal indicates that out of the four gold medals, swimming had two, while cycling an... Read more...

2020 NSF: Edo State To Disqualify Athletes Over COVID-19 Non-compliance

0 comments, 01/04/2021, by Best Choice Sports in Athletics, Boxing, Football, Grassroots, News, Tennis, Volleyball

As doubts continue to hover over the 2020 National Sports Festival, NSF expected to resume tomorrow, Friday, April2nd, the Edo State deputy governor, Comrade Philip Shaibu, has threatened to send back any delegation that fails to adhere to COVID-19 protocols Comrade Shaibu stated this whie addre... Read more...

National Sports Festival: Abuja On Standby As Edo/FG Play Hide-And-Seek

0 comments, 31/03/2021, by Best Choice Sports in Athletics, Football, News, Tennis, Volleyball

By Amaechi Agbo Again, uncertainties have continued to becloud the planned rescheduled 20th edition of National Sports Festival, NSF slated to start on Friday this week. Feelers have it that with less than 48 hours to the arrival of athletes from across the 36 states of the federation includi... Read more...

Sports Festival: PTF Gives Approval But FG Yet To Release Fund

0 comments, 31/03/2021, by Best Choice Sports in Athletics, Football, Grassroots, News, Tennis

By Our Correspondent The Presidential Task Force on Covid-19, PTF has given a formal approval for the staging of the Edo 2020 National Sports Festival after the host state met all the stipulated health protocol. However, the federal government is yet to release fund two months after i... Read more...

WORRISOME: FG Yet To Release Fund For Sports Festival

0 comments, 29/03/2021, by Best Choice Sports in Athletics, Basketball, Boxing, Football, Grassroots, News

With less than four days to the commencement of the 2020 National Sports Festival tagged “Edo 2020”, the federal government, it has been gathered, is yet to release fund to the host state, Edo. Musa Ebomhiana, a Project Manager in the Media and Communications Sub-Committee of the festival’... Read more...

Vice President Osinbajo To Declare Sports Festival Open

0 comments, 29/03/2021, by Best Choice Sports in Athletics, Basketball, Boxing, Football, Grassroots, Handball, News, Tennis, Volleyball

The 20th National Sports Festival, tagged, Edo 2020, will be declared open on Tuesday, April 6, 2021, by the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, Bestcoicesports.com.ng understands. The sports fiesta which has suffered several postponements caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, will hol... Read more...