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31 Oct
The Director General of Delta Sports Commission, Festus Ohwojero, wants the Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) to borrow a leaf from its European counterpart, the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA)
9 Sep
The Games Village for the Eighth National Youth Games, tagged Asaba 2024, will open today ahead of the festival’s opening ceremony on Wednesday.The National Youth Games will hold from September 9 to 19 at the the Stephen Keshi Stadium
31 Aug
Over 500 Team Delta athletes have gone into closed camping ahead of the 8th edition of the National Youth Games. Director General of the Delta State Sports Commission, Festus Ohwojero told The Guardian, on Friday, that the closed camping followed the conclusion of the over one month opening camping organised by the Sports Commission.   
19 Aug
Officials from the Federal Ministry of Sports Development will today, inspect facilities for the Eighth National Youth Games slated for Asaba, Delta State, from September 10 to 20.
2 Jun
Delta Sports Commission has said that facilities needed to host the 8th National Youth Games (NYG) are ready. The 2024 edition of the Games

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