A former Director-General of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Amos Adamu has warned Sports Minister, Solomon Dalung not to declare a state of emergency on sports, as it will not yield anything positive.
He said the reason for the downturn in sports was due to poor planning and involvement of non-professional administrators.
“With professionals managing our sports, the Rio Olympic Games’ poor show should not have happened.
“Our preparation and buildup to the Games were faulty because the ministry did not allow those who know better to take charge.
“You don’t go to the Olympics with greenhorn athletes and administrators,” Adamu told Complete Sports.
“I mean if professionals were in charge, there was no way, Blessing Okagbare should have been allowed to drop out of the long jump where her chances of winning medal appeared likely than the 100 and 200 meters sprint she participated in.
“I believe that if Okagbare had been managed properly, Nigeria would have won a medal in athletics.”
He continued: “declaring a state of emergency on sports will not help in the development of the game. The solution is to allow professionals to manage sports.
“Our Rio scoresheet of winning only a bronze medal by the football team is shameful for a country with a huge reputation like Nigeria.”
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