The Federal Government has debunked speculations that it directed foreign-based athletes representing Nigeria at the August 2016 Rio Olympics. The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Solomon Dalung, through a statement issued by his media aide, Nneka Ikem Anibeze, said there was no iota of truth in the rumour. Dalung said the purported mail directing…
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Dalung Opposes Foreign Coach For Eagles
Nigeria’s Sports Minister, Solomon Dalung, says he is not on the same page with president of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Amaju Pinnick, on the appointment of a foreign coach for the country’s senior national football team called the Super Eagles. Dalung, who spoke with journalists in Abuja, said Nigerian coaches should be given…