18th NSF: Team Rivers Ready To Overcome In Lagos

Team Rivers is banking on the level of their preparedness to retain the National Sports Festival, NSF title they won at home during the 17th edition, Garden City Games 2011.

Barely a month to the commencement of the 18th edition of the festival, Team Rivers has gone through two camping exercises in preparation for the festival.

The camping exercises according to the Director for Sports, Coaching, Evangelist Ezekiel Ordu, has put them (Team Rivers) in good stead for good outing and result.

“Team Rivers has prepared well for the task ahead of them and are now poised for victory as to prove  their hardwork and commitment to excel at the “Eko 2012,” said Evangelist Ordu.

He maintained that Team Rivers has attained higher standard now because they have made remarkable improvement due to preparations which is different from the one done for the “Garden City Games 2011,” saying that, what they are hoping for now is to get the desired result.

Evangelist Ordu, maintained that all the sports associations to participate in the festival were ready for the competition, adding that, what he is demanding from his coaches is victory and the right medals.

He further stated that Team Rivers is determined to do the state Governor Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi proud by retaining the festival title at the “Eko 2012” scheduled to hold in Lagos State.