Posts tagged with National Sports festival

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...

Sports Ministry In Race Against Time To Host Sports Festival And Maintain Amazing Record

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

He is not the type that likes eating his words, if he must eat something, he has a rich dose of delicacies prepared by the best cooks with total patience, purpose and pride. But with the thrice postponed National sports festival, Nigeria sports minister, Sunday Dare already has his back to the wall... 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...

Sports Festival: Ondo To Compete In 18 events With 130 Athletes

0 comments, 30/03/2021, by Best Choice Sports in Athletics, Football, Grassroots, News, Tennis, Volleyball

Ondo State Sports Council (OSSC), says 130 athletes will represent the state in 18 sports at the forthcoming National Sports Festival (NSF). The General Manager of the council, Henry Babatunde, disclosed this in an interview with newsmen on Monday in Akure. The 20th NSF which had suffered sev... 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...

2020 Sports Festival: Another Postponement Looms

0 comments, 23/03/2021, by Best Choice Sports in Athletics, Basketball, Boxing, Football, Grassroots, News

With less than 10 days to go for the 2020 National Sports Festival, NSF scheduled to hold in Benin, Edo State capital from April 2nd to 14, 2021, there are indications that the festival could suffered another postponement. This is no thanks to the federal government’s inability to release the... Read more...

8,000 Athletes To Participate In Edo 2020 Sports Festival

0 comments, 20/03/2021, by Best Choice Sports in Athletics, Boxing, Football, Grassroots, News, Tennis

The much postponed Edo National Sports Festival will go ahead as planned from April 2nd- 14th with 8,000 atheletes taking part, Minister of Youth and sports Development Sunday Dare has assured. Speaking in Benin on Friday after undergoing a tour of facilities and a meeting with Edo ... Read more...