Former Nigeria Tennis Federation, NTF, vice president Yemi Owoseni has urged Hon. Gbenga Elegbeleye, the new Director-General of the National Sports Commission, NSC to make preparations for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games a priority as he settles down.
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He said that the new helmsman must immediately put in place, not just the modalities for Nigeria's participation in Rio2016, but also the strategies for athletes and coaches' development with a view to doing well in the Games. "Hon. Elegbe-leyes antecedents of having worked in various sports committees are a plus for the sector, but I would enjoin him to try to involve a strong sports policy that will foster rapid development of all sports in a way that national federations would be more functional and more result oriented and responsive to the yearnings of Nigerians for higher performance. He should also concentrate on grassroots sports development because it is the basis of sports growth in any country of the world," he said in an interview.