NSF: Team Rivers  Cyclists Sure To Win Gold Medal

The Cycling captain of Team Rivers,  Marvelous Sampson, has assured the state of winning gold medal in the forthcoming  National Sports Festival (NSF) tagged: “Edo 2020” slated to commence next week.
He stated that the state cyclists are training intensively to make the state proud at the end of the tournament.
Sampson, gave the assurance in an exclusive interview with Tidesports yesterday at the Alfred Diete-Spiff Sports Complex, Moscow Road, Port Harcourt.
“I thank God that we are training very seriously, because we want to make the state proud at the end of the competition,” Sampson said.
The former gold medalist in the last NSF further disclosed that he was happy with promises made by the Commissioner for Sports, Hon Boma Iyaye, after he received the Festival torch on Monday.
Hon. Iyaye has earlier promised to pay allowances owed athletes, soonest.
“ As athletes we have many challenges, but I want to appeal to the state government to do the needful, but as for me I will continue to work hard to make the state proud,” he stated.
According to him, there were no competition that the state cyclists have not made Nigeria proud.
“This time  the athletes will do more better if only government go by its  words. You cannot be sad and expect you to do better,” he explained.

By: Kiadum Edookor