No fewer than 750 athletes had been invited to camps by the 19 sports federations that will feature athletes at the Brazzaville AAG, but only 450 will make the cut for the games beginning on September 4, 2015.
Director-General of the NSC, Mallam Alhassan Yakmut, told National Mirror exclusively that the Commission would send the 250 home to allow the coaches concentrate on the 450 athletes that will travel to Congo.
“We have about 750 athletes in camp and only 80 of them are in the stadium hostel. We pay about N7,000 daily for each bed space of others lodged in hotels.
“I want you to calculate that amount for 30 days. It’s not small money. They have to bear with us because we have to manage the little available funds to ensure that we do well at the games,” Yakmut said.
The NSC decision to prune the number of athletes in the camps is also coming on the heels of agitation of the athletes for increase of their daily allowance from N1,000 to N2,000
The NSC DG added, “But I want to assure you that by the time we prune them to 450 that will represent us at the forthcoming AAG, we will surely increase the allowance.
“The camp allowance is not an investment; it is a motivation because if you put together the cost of accommodation and feeding, it is four times more than what the allowance is.”
Meanwhile, the Nigeria Boxing Federation (NBF) yesterday unveiled a 12-man boxing team to represent the country at the games. The amateur boxers are made up of 10 males and two females.
The team that would be accompanied by four coaches are: Muyideen Oyakojo (49kg), Taiwo Abiodun (52kg), Sanusi Abiodun (56kg), Rilwan Oladosu (60kg), Shogbanmu Waheed (64kg), Korede Adeniyi (75kg) and Ademuyiwa Kehinde (79kg).
Others are: Danuloko Ekele (81kg), Efetobor Apochi (91kg) and Efe Ajagba (+ 91kg).
The female boxers are Caroline Linus (51 kg) and Ogoke Agu (75kg).
NBF Assistant Coach, Adura Olalehin, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that two foreign-based boxers would later join the team.
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