The Para-Soccer Federation of Nigeria on Wednesday
said the exclusion of the sport from the National Sports Festival was
the decision of the National Sports Commission.
Misbahu Didi, a member of the board of the federation and founder of Para-soccer said this in a statement in Abuja.
The statement said that there had been an insinuation
that the federation’s board had woefully failed to meet its
responsibilities to ensure the inclusion of the sport in the festival.
It noted that the policy of the NSC said that a
maximum of 25 sports should feature at a particular festival with 20
compulsory and 5 optional.
It also noted that the country has 35 sports federations.
“Against this back drop, the federation wishes to
make it clear to the general public that the inclusion of Para-soccer in
the National Sports Festival is not the responsibility of the
federation.
“It is the policy of the regulatory body of sports, the NSC that a maximum of 25 sports shall feature at a particular festival.
“While the 20 compulsory sports are selected based on
laid down criteria the choice of 5 sports from the list of 15 optional
sports is the exclusive prerogative of the host state.
“It is therefore evident that 10 sports, including
Para-soccer from the list of the existing 35 sports federations will not
feature in the 18th National Sports Festival,’’ the statement said.
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