As Nigerians usher within the New Yr 2026, the Senior Particular Assistant to the President on Grassroots Sports activities Improvement, Hon. Adeyinka Adeboye, has despatched a message of hope, unity, and renewed dedication to the expansion of sports activities and youth improvement throughout the nation.
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In his New Yr message, Adeboye described 2026 as a 12 months crammed with promise and alternative, significantly for younger Nigerians whose goals and skills stay the heartbeat of the nation’s sporting future.
“2026 is a 12 months we look ahead to with nice expectation,” he mentioned. “It’s a season to deepen our funding in grassroots sports activities, strengthen our buildings, and provides our youths the platforms they should excel, not simply in sports activities however in life.”
The presidential aide famous that sports activities will proceed to play a central position in selling unity, self-discipline, and nationwide delight, stressing that the teachings realized from current competitions have to be reworked into concrete progress within the 12 months forward.
Adeboye reaffirmed the dedication of the Tinubu administration to youth empowerment by sports activities, describing grassroots improvement as the muse for sustainable nationwide success.
“Our focus in 2026 is evident — to take sports activities to the communities, colleges, and native governments, the place actual expertise is found and nurtured,” he added
“Once we construct from the bottom, excellence on the prime turns into inevitable.”
He known as on athletes, coaches, directors, personal companions, and followers to embrace collaboration and shared duty within the new 12 months, noting that significant development requires collective effort.
As Nigeria steps into 2026, Adeboye expressed optimism that the 12 months will carry recent alternatives, stronger establishments, and larger achievements for Nigerian sports activities.
“Collectively, we are going to write new success tales. Collectively, we are going to increase champions. And collectively, we are going to make 2026 a 12 months of progress, goal, and delight for Nigeria,” he concluded.
He wished Nigerians a peaceable, affluent, and fulfilling New Yr, urging everybody to stay hopeful, united, and dedicated to constructing a stronger nation by sports activities and youth improvement.
