Athletes puzzled by minister’s choice of Adeleye as technical aide

The decision by Sports Minister, John Owan Enoh, to appoint former Technical Director of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria , Sunday Adeleye, as his executive assistant, seems to be causing disaffection among some top Nigerian athletes.

The Minister announced Adeleye last week as one of his aides. However, some top Nigerian athletes have kicked against Adeleye’s appointment, claiming that he caused so much havoc in the nation’s athletics when he served as AFN’s technical director. Another athlete said: “I can’t understand the yardstick behind his choice as executive assistant by the new minister. One major problem we have in this country is that many Nigerians forget so easily. I am sure the sports minister did not follow the fiasco at the Tokyo Olympic Games, where 10 Nigerian athletes were declared ineligible to compete by the Athletics Integrity Unit .

Adeleye failed to do so and Nigeria was embarrassed in Doha. There were other issues like the secret signing of PUMA contract on behalf of Nigeria,” the athlete stated. The 2023 Lagos Street Soccer Championship promises a season of good football and scouting opportunity for football clubs, agents and national youth team coaches looking for fresh talents from the grassroots, the organisers have said.Organisers of the 10th Awa Ibraheem Junior Golf Championship have cleared 110 players to participate in the competition, which begins today at the Ikeja Golf Club, Lagos.

Super Eagles former captain, Uche Okechukwu and Enyimba’s striker in the CAF Champions League winning teams of 2003 and 2004, Emeka Nwanna, are among members of the newly constituted executive boards of Enyimba and Abia Warriors respectively.

Source: News Formal (newsformal.com)

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