The Chairman of the Screening Sub-Committee for the Niger Delta Video games, Mr. Braveman Wodi, has expressed satisfaction with the standard and variety of younger athletes in Staff Edo’s camp following a rigorous screening train performed on Tuesday night.
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Wodi reiterated the agency stance of the Video games’ organisers, Dunamis Icon Ltd, on strict compliance with eligibility guidelines, significantly within the combat in opposition to age dishonest.
He emphasised {that a} thorough pre-competition screening course of is being enforced throughout all 9 collaborating states to make sure equity and credibility.
“We now have been going from state to state screening athletes for the Niger Delta Video games. At the moment, we’re in Edo to hold out the identical train. We additionally held an advocacy assembly with the coaches earlier than the screening started,” Wodi mentioned.
“We’re doing this to let individuals perceive the significance hooked up to due course of. Dunamis Icon Ltd is decided to get rid of age dishonest, so we’d like full cooperation from all stakeholders to make sure honest and clear competitors.”
He described the Edo screening as strong and complete, noting that the presence of genuinely younger athletes aligns with the imaginative and prescient of the organisers.
“It was a radical screening train, and we’re impressed with the nice variety of younger athletes we discovered right here. Most of them are literally children, and that’s precisely what the organisers need.
We’re sending a transparent sign that we’re deliberate and intentional on this combat in opposition to age dishonest. There can even be one other spherical of screening in the course of the Video games correct,” he added.
Wodi additional said that the objective for the 2026 version in Benin is to construct on the success of the maiden version held in Uyo by discovering and nurturing actually younger abilities who can finally characterize Nigeria on the worldwide stage.
The screening committee members have been obtained on arrival in Benin by the Secretary of the Edo Liaison Committee, Engr. Idahosa Vibrant, and the Director of Sports activities Growth and Operations, Pastor Osayomore Aghahowa.
All 9 Niger Delta states are anticipated to take part within the second version of the Niger Delta Video games, scheduled to carry in Benin, Edo State, from February 20 to 27, 2026.
