Sports Impact Africa: ‘Stop Monetary Rewards For Undergrade Tournaments’, Enefiok Udo-Obong Tells Government, Administrators As It Breeds Age Cheat

Enefiok Udo-Obong, former Nigerian sprinter and completed athlete has known as on authorities, sport directors to place an finish to financial reward for undergrade athletes and tournaments as he reveals that it breeds age cheat in Nigeria sport.

He made this identified within the simply concluded two days Sport Influence Africa Seminar convened by veteran journalist Deji Omotoyinbo with the theme ‘Unlocking Nigeria’s Sports activities Trade Worth Chain and Youth Potentials’.

The one Nigerian to win two Olympic medals known as on the federal government of Nigeria and sports activities stakeholders to shun money rewards to all undergrade event such because the U-17 representing Nigeria on the world cup or at any degree as that is the one manner the problem of age cheat could be tackled.

In keeping with him, once they know that they’re going to get cash, each physique together with the coaches will do what they really feel they will just do to guarantee that wining shall be assured. But when we’ve got the scholarship for thier training or the rest, this may solely be engaging to these at that degree.

‘Nigeria mustn’t be part of different folks in the case of age cheat, we have to work on ourselves, we will put an finish to it however I feel the problem of cash is what’s making everybody to return with the mindset a lot that they do every part to ensure they get one thing from the federal government.’

‘I urge the federal government to cease something financial for our undergrade tournaments or championship,” he advocated.

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