Minister Receives Victorious U-18, U-20 Athletes 

Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr Sunday Dare, yesterday in Lagos, received the athletes, who did the nation proud at the just concluded African U-18 and U-20 Athletics Championship in Ndola, Zambia.
The first batch of Nigerian contingent to the championship arrived in Lagos on Saturday afternoon. Team Nigeria, with a small contingent of 41 athletes, finished second on the final medals table behind South Africa with 17 gold, 10 silver and 9 bronze. South Africa paraded a large squad of 120 people, including 105 athletes at the battle of Ndola.
Speaking with Tidesports source on Saturday on arrival in Lagos, female hurdler, Osamuyi Faith, who won a gold and silver in the relay and 100m hurdles respectively, said that she was excited to be part of the trip to Zambia.
“I am so happy to make the trip to Zambia, and I appreciate the AFN leadership for the opportunity.”
Another athlete, Ewa Peace, who got a silver medal in the high jump event, was also full of happiness, saying the battle of Ndola afforded her the opportunity to meet with athletes from different parts of Africa.
President of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Tonobok Okowa, revealed to The Tidesports source on Saturday that the Sports Minister, Dare, received the second batch of the athletes and officials yesterday.
“The Sports Minister received the second batch of the athletes and officials. We are very happy with the performance of the athletes in Ndola. It was not easy to place second ahead of countries like Kenya, Ethiopia and Egypt.