2020 NSF: Athletes Arrive For S’West Zonal Elimination, Today

Lagos State Sports Commission (LSSC), says athletes from the six states of the Southwest Zone will arrive the state for zonal elimination ahead of the 20th National Sports Festival today.
The Director of Public Relations, LSSC, Titi Oshodi, made this known in an interview with newsmen in Lagos on Monday.
She said the state government was ready to host the zonal elimination ahead of the Sports Festival holding in Benin, Edo State in March.
“The contingents for the South West Zonal eliminations will start arriving tomorrow ahead of the competition.
“The competition will see participants drawn from the six states that make up the zone battle for slots in the team events such as football, basketball, cricket, handball, hockey, volleyball and rugby.
“Representatives of the Federal Ministry of Youths and Sports were in Lagos on Friday to inspect facilities and hostel accommodation for the South West zonal eliminations.
“The Zonal Coordinator, Olufemi Ajao and the Lagos Liaison Officer, Ministry of Youth and Sports, Bode Durotoye, and staff of the Lagos State Sports Commission inspected the accommodation for athletes and officials of the participating teams,’’ she said.
Oshodi said that the facilities for the competition were ready and in good shape while the state’s athletes were also ready to do the state proud.
“With facilities already in place for the competition, the inspection team finalised arrangements for hostel accommodation with the teams arriving today ahead of competitions on Wednesday at different venues across the state.
“Agege Stadium will play host to football; Teslim Balogun Stadium to host basketball and volleyball; the Cricket Oval, Tafawa Balewa Square cricket; Handball and Abula will hold at the Rowe Park Sports Centre, Yaba.”
“Beach volleyball and rugby will take place at the Ram Field and Main Bowl, National Stadium, respectively; while hockey will take place at the Elegbata Mini Stadium
“While expressing the state’s readiness to stage a befitting competition, Chairman, LSSC, Sola Aiyepeku, said that the athletes are well motivated to do well at the qualifying tournament,’’ she said.