98 Days Left For Rio Olympic: Nigeria Yet To Officially Begin Preparation

Is almost three months and some days left for Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil Nigeria is yet to hit the ground running in terms of its preparation for the sports fiesta, the like of Great Britain and a host of others have started final phase of preparation.

Despite the qualifications of athletes in wrestling and table tennis, the sports ministry is yet to officially call the
athletes to camp.

According to the Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung, Nigeria’s preparations for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro is been hampered by the inability to account for the N2.9billion released by the Federal Government to the defunct National Sports Commission (NSC) last year.
The minister said that the money meant for the 2015 All Africa Games as well as the preparations for the Rio2016, could not be properly accounted for which explains why the Federal Government was reluctant in releasing further funds.

However, the sports minister has promised to take the matter of Nigeria’s preparations for the summer games to the Presidency to avoid a repeat of the failure at London 2012 in Brazil.