Chairman of the Nationwide Sports activities Fee (NSC), Mallam Shehu Dikko, has reaffirmed the Fee’s dedication to inclusiveness in Nigerian sports activities, stressing that each sport is efficacious beneath its management.
He made this assertion on Tuesday whereas receiving the Nigerian Deaf Eagles on the NSC Headquarters in Abuja following their triumph on the thirteenth West African Deaf Soccer Championship.
Nigeria defeated Gambia 5-2 on penalties after a 1-1 attract regulation time to safe their sixth title.
The championship, hosted on the Nationwide Stadium, Abuja, featured a number of ECOWAS nations together with Niger, Togo, Benin, Liberia, Gambia, and Ivory Coast.
Mallam Dikko congratulated the workforce and introduced {that a} uniform reward system for Nigerian athletes is being developed, pending remaining approval from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
“I used to be impressed by your efficiency within the remaining. Some followers even instructed that a number of of you might play for the Tremendous Eagles. As soon as the brand new coverage is authorised, you’ll take pleasure in the identical presidential recognition as different athletes,” he assured.
The NSC Chairman reiterated the Fee’s “each sport is essential” coverage, pledging continued help for all disciplines.
He additionally inspired the gamers to look past their bodily limitations, confirming that plans are in movement to help Nigeria’s participation on the upcoming Deaflympics in Japan.
He additional promised to resolve excellent points from the workforce’s participation within the Malaysia event and to incorporate provisions for deaf and para sports activities in subsequent 12 months’s price range.
Earlier, President of the Nigeria Deaf Sports activities Federation, Suleiman Dagbo Saka, thanked the NSC Chairman for his management and open-door coverage, describing him as a “true father” to Nigerian athletes.
The Nigerian Deaf Eagles are at the moment ranked eleventh in each the Deaflympics and the Deaf World Cup.
