The House of Representatives Committee on Sports has decried the lack of funding for the nation’s sports development, saying only a few functional sports federations are being funded.
Speaking at the inaugural meeting of the committee, the new Chairman of the Committee, Kabiru Ahmadu said It is on record that, out of the over 40 sports federations in Nigeria, only 20 are functioning while only five out of the 20 are funded.
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He identifies sport as a veritable instrument for reducing crime and unemployment if optimally pursued as well as generates big foreign exchange for Countries all over the World.
While informing that his Committee would engage the appropriate authorities and would thoroughly and painstakingly look into all the challenges contending with all the sports federations with a view of overcoming them, he decried decaying sports infrastructure across the country.