Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development to Use Technology for Age Verification at National Youth Games

The Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports activities Growth has introduced plans to make the most of know-how in verifying the age of athletes taking part within the upcoming Nationwide Youth Video games (NYG) scheduled to be held in Delta state in September.

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Through the seventh NYG joint technical committee assembly in Asaba, the everlasting secretary of the Ministry, Ismaila Abuibakar, revealed that the Ministry might be collaborating with the Nationwide Identification Administration Fee (NIMC) to deploy a biometric system for age verification of taking part athletes.

Emphasizing the significance of adhering to the age necessities, Abubakar urged states to current athletes throughout the age bracket of 15 for the under-15 video games. He additional said that any athlete who has not registered with the Nationwide Identification Administration Fee wouldn’t be eligible to take part within the video games.

“To make sure that states don’t carry athletes above the age of 15, we’re going to make the most of know-how and set up an institutional framework to detect age cheaters,” he asserted.

The host and Chairman of Delta State Sports activities Fee, Chief Tonobok Okowa, assured the joint committee that the state is totally ready to host the youth video games with sufficient amenities accessible. He additionally revealed that an MOU was signed between the ministry and Delta state authorities to host the following 4 editions of the youth video games.

Collaborating within the seventh Nationwide Youth Video games Joint Technical Committee Assembly had been  Basic Managers of Sports activities Commissions, Secretaries of Sports activities Federations, and State Administrators of Sports activities.

Through the assembly, discussions had been held, and suggestions had been made regarding sports activities amenities, athletes’ villages, unified screening processes, safety, and welfare of taking part athletes. Moreover, the committee inspected the amenities and hostel lodging for the athletes throughout their go to.

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