The Minister of Sports is ensuring that all local, foreign, and Olympic allowances are paid to all Team Nigeria athletes, As he had another interactive session with the athletes at the games village in Paris as follow up on their welfare. Home based athletes complained of never receiving training grants, as this has only been a privilege for their foreign based counterparts who represent the country.
The minister of sports has ensured for the first time ever, home based athletes representing the country also receive training grants. Foreign and home based athletes have now received training grants in addition to all other allowances already paid. All athletes deserve training grants, as they all put in effort and passion to represent the country. They are all deserving.
There’s a lot of excitement at the games village and the athletes are greatly enthused for podium appearances.