Niger approves N25m for 8th national youth games

The Niger Government has approved N25 million for the 8th National Youth Games (NYG) zonal elimination slated for Aug. 28 to Sept.1, in Jos, Plateau.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the games are scheduled for Sept. 9 to 19 in Asaba, Delta.

Alhaji Baba Sheshi, Director of Sports, Ministry for Sports Development, stated this in an interview with NAN in Minna on Thursday.

“Gov. Umaru Bago has graciously approved the sum of N25 million to enable Niger contingent to participate in the 8th NYG and the zonal elimination,” he said.

Sheshi said that the state was ready for the main festival in Delta and the zonal elimination slated.

He said that the state would participate in the zonal elimination with 63 athletes and 12 officials.

Sheshi said that the state would participate in football, handball, hockey, basketball male, basketball female, and volleyball.

He explained that the outcome of the zonal games would determine the final arrangements for the sports festival in Delta.

NAN reports that kickboxing and kung-fu have been included as part of events that would be medal awarding at the games.

36 sports would feature at the games, with the age limit put at 15 years.