President Muhammadu Buhari will host Tobi Amusan, Nigerian golden athlete and other stars who made the nation proud at the recently concluded Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, UK.
According to the Minister of Youths and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, the Presidential reception for the victorious athletes will hold on September 15, 2022 at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja.
Nigeria finished the competition with 35 medals — 12 gold, 9 silver, and 14 bronze — to clinch seventh on the leaders’ table and the best-ranked African country.
According to Dare, the reception is in recognition of the historic performance of the Team, “which is the best ever since 1950(72 years ago) when Nigeria first participated at the Games, which led to President Muhammadu Buhari’s approval that a special reception be held in their honour.”
He said the event is also part of the country’s way of appreciating the Team’s great act of sacrifice, patriotism and determination, demonstrated at the Games which has brought Nigeria into positive global focus.
The Minister reiterated the present administration’s commitment to the development of sports, assuring that the Ministry on its part, will continue to create an enabling environment for sports to thrive, not just as a recreation but also as a business and means of investment.
He called on all sports loving philanthropists in the country to embrace the adopt-an-athlete initiative of the Ministry and join hands with government in the promotion of sports in Nigeria.
