The Minister for Sports and Youths Development, Sunday Dare has disclosed that plans have reached an advanced stage to have Nigeria sports back on stream after the COVID-19 caused suspension.
The Minister, however, revealed that only individual sports like table tennis, lawn tennis, track, and field will be allowed to return, while the date for the return team and contacts sports is yet unknown.
“We hope that our athletes can get back to action soon with non-combat sports. Although no date has been set, we must submit to the Covid-19 protocols in line with the practice all over the world. We have submitted our protocol and hopefully, our athletes would soon be back to compete.” Dare said.
This latest development is a huge setback for all stakeholders of Nigerian football who are hoping that actions can’t return behind the closed door.
Football and other sports were suspended indefinitely back in March in a bid to curb the widespread of the dreaded coronavirus pandemic.
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