Tokyo 2020 Olympic Trials: Sports Ministry warns of attempts to sabotage athletes

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By Albert Akota

The Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has warned about an attempt to sabotage Nigeria’s chances at the Tokyo Olympics.The ministry in a press release in Abuja said it has been brought to its notice that certain elements were involved in acts aimed at sabotaging Nigeria’s Olympics Invitational trials slated for this weekend in Yaba College of Technology
According to them the act is tantamount to undermining Nigeria’s National interest in the area of Sports.
The athletics federation of Nigeria, AFN recently held a successful Congress in Abuja to elect a new Board, led by Tony Okowa as President which brings a closure to all the distractions occasioned by the leadership crisis that ended with the expiration of the old AFN board.

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