Team Nigeria Return Home from Continental Gymnastics Championship Due to Lack of Funds

The Nigerian team have been forced to cut short their participation at the African All-Stars Gymnastics tournament in Pretoria in South Africa after running out of funds. The Gymnastics Federation of Nigeria sent eight women and four men gymnasts to the competition.

According to the News Agency of Nigeria, Tony Asuquo, who is the coach of the team, told reporters in Abuja on Wednesday that they decided to return home from South Africa on Tuesday because of money.

“We travelled with 13 gymnasts for the event and we participated in the games from August 2 to 6 and won two gold and nine bronze. We would have stayed for another event but couldn’t due to insufficient funds. Money used was provided by parents of the gymnasts and sponsors.”

The FG should support and recognise these gymnasts and not just footballers all the time. We went to represent Nigeria and not our families.“We have been winning medals and breaking records and are yet to be invited for recognition.“

At least scholarships should be awarded to the children and this will go a long way to encourage their parents to send them out to the gym for trainings.”

Source: http://www.wobegist.com/2017/08/team-nigeria-return-home-from.html?m=1

Noted, will inform the Federal Government to the needful next time

NOTED..........Lemme place a call across to Buhari first

We will soon change the change. 2019 on Nigerians precious mind

This is bad. Same issue, different era

I know education is Haram to our brothers up North, my question is - Is sports also Haram?

Buhari

Shame!

chaiiiiiiiiiiiiii.
But we have money to pay for Aircraft that is resting in London and waiting for ......... o
odiegwu

Govt will still favour football

I pray that someday all those pot bellied looting politicians be beaten like this

Can you see our country? Which kind of nonsense is this? Why can't the release funds for this athletes who are promoting the image of the country? But our senators are askinq for the delivery of new cars and everyday we are paying for the presidential private jet parked in London....

veacea:
Buhari

is he one of the gymnasts?

Still wondering what the APC led Government is doing with the looted funds recovered so far?

And someone stole 90billions dollars!! What a country!!

Mmmmmmmmm make I chop these beans n bread first



NB so bad for our gym niggas fg dp d needful

gymnastic is haram

veacea:
Buhari

what about him?!

This would've been a good way to get Nigeria on the map with gymnastics but unfortunately the unserious gov't doesn't give a damn, mcheeew.

No funds, but buhari have enough to spend in England and still collects his salary, benefits and allowances. Nigeria is a shame.

But we can pay for Buhari medical expenses? Biafra where re you??z pls come quickly

So no be only me wey lack get funds

& someone is in London wasting tax payer's money on his health


instead of to leave am here for Nigeria dey treat am with agbo

Its a lie..... just want to blm d gov. Mttschewww

but they have the funds to keep buhari in London for 4 months doing nothing, one nigeria! anyone who still believe in the one nigeria! lies or nigeria will is great! needs their brains tested.

where is our minister of football??

NIGERIA, GIANT OF AFRICA

But why na?

just imagine,an event that will help to boost the nations image
meanwhile buhari parked jet at the expense of tax payers monies for months .this people wicked gan

This is an embarrassment to the nation. The gymnasts could not be funded to continue their representation of the country while the politicians and their retinue of advisers are not bothered. Indeed there was a Country

mtscheew!!! Buhari shey u see your handwork abii

So called giant of Africa....

I guess the money for the competition was well spended by our sports minister from United States of Nigeria