Isreal Sunday Okon, Faith Okwose, Samuel Ogazi and Justina Eyakpobeyan of Team Nigeria pose for a photo after winning the Gold Medal in the 4 x 100m Relay Mixed Final on day six of the 2023 Youth Commonwealth Games at Hasely Crawford Stadium on August 10, 2023 in Port of Spain, Trinidad And Tobago.
The ‘cold’ reception is not going down well with the athletes and their officials. Speaking with The Guardian, yesterday, one of the team’s officials said such ‘cold’ reception is capable of demoralising the young athletes. Speaking further, the official said: “Tell me why most of these young athletes won’t switch nationality to other countries when their colleagues, who did the nation proud, were not recognised?
“Even the Permanent Secretary and Director of Sports in the Ministry of Youth and Sports could not welcome them not to talk of hosting them. That is not the best way to encourage upcoming stars,” he stated.
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