Chris Eseka, a veteran sports journalist, on Friday called for a complete overhauling of the National Sports Commission (NSC) in order to ensure the development of sports in the country.
Eseka made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos, against the backdrop of Team Nigeria's dismal performance at the London 2012 Olympic.
"The problem facing sports development in Nigeria is from the administrators and not the athletes training with scarce facilities.
"And it's only an overhauling of the personnel involved in running sports that can ensure a positive change. There are so many old hands that must leave for new ideas to emerge," he said.
According to him, if the necessary changes are not done, the trend will continue until it dwindles to a state where changes will be difficult.
The analyst then called for four-year sustenance of the Innocent Egbunike-led technical team in athletics, to ensure stability.
"What can be expected of a team that was put up some months to the Games, certainly not magic? The athletes only gave the best they had at the Games.
"If Egbunike's team is left for the next four years in preparation for Rio-de-Janeiro, I can assure you they will bring glory in athletics to Nigeria in 2016," Eseka said. NAN
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