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Yakmut, others for 7th Africa sports administration summit in Johannesburg

By Gowon Akpodonor
16 July 2016   |   3:59 am
Several months after he was redeployed to the Niger Delta Ministry, former Director General of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Alhassan Yakmut, continues to draw attention from Africa and World sporting community...
 Al-Hassan Yakmut

Al-Hassan Yakmut

Several months after he was redeployed to the Niger Delta Ministry, former Director General of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Alhassan Yakmut, continues to draw attention from Africa and World sporting community for his exemplary leadership quality in sports.

Yakmut’s tenure as NSC DG brought a major turn around into the nation’s sports administration, resulting in Team Nigeria finishing second at the last All African Games in Congo Brazzaville after many unsuccessful attempts.

The 7th Annual Sports Administration Summit Africa will hold in Johannesburg, South Africa from August 24-26, and Yakmut is among top African sports administrators invited to present papers at the occasion. It will hold at the Premier Hotel, O R Tambo Airport.

The 7th Africa Sports Administration Summit is centered on Community Transformation through Grassroots Sports Development, and Yakmut, the only Nigerian sports administrator invited by the organisers will speak on Managing Sport for Social Change.

A programme made available to The Guardian by the organisers indicates that Yakmut will lecture the audience on how sport can build social capacity and develop healthy communities. He will also discuss issues like associated practical and policy implications for sport for social change, research on local engagement, innovative methods and broader scope.

Other top African sports personalities expected to deliver papers at the summit includes the Secretary General, Lesotho Olympics Committee, Morake Raleaka, the Chief Executive Officer Cycling South Africa, Mike Bradley and Athlete Manager, Newton Sports Agency, Chris Bruwer.

According to the organisers, sports continue to be a vital tool in creating national pride as well as being a thriving business, with revenue reaching into the billions.

“But the core of this industry is an athlete’s raw talent and depending on what infrastructure and funding they have access to; it can determine how far they reach. The issue of transformation in sports has also seen changes to several sporting codes and organisations, aiming to ensure that everyone has access, despite background, education and lack of funding,” Project Manager, AMC International,
Sunel Zwane, said in a statement.

The statement further said: “Recently, South Africa’s Sports and Recreation Minister, Fikile Mbalula, launched the Rural Sports Development programme, which highlights the need to develop and invest in previously disadvantaged communities.

“This programme will focus on several sporting codes including; football, tennis and athletics. Key to this initiative is the issue of transformation within all sporting codes, with the department taking a bottom-up approach meaning investment in the development of talent in townships and rural communities. But the main focus being on the appropriate and design and implementation of transformation strategies throughout the continent.”

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