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Edo 2020 NSF: Team Lagos In High Spirit, Jet Out To Benin, Gafaar Charges Athletes To Compete Clean

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Mr. Oluwatoyin Gafaar, Director General Lagos State Sports Commission (3rd right) discussing with some officials before Team Lagos contingent left their camp in Bariga to Edo State early on Saturday

Lagos State Contingent left for Benin City today (Saturday) to join their counterparts across the Country to participate in the 20th National Sports Festival (NSF) taking place in Edo State.

The NSF will hold from 2-12 April, 2021 after it suffered several postponements due to the outbreak of COVID-19 pandem

Team Lagos are competing in 30 Sports at the Sports Festival. The contingent which comprises 297 Athletes and 185 Officials – Coaches, Secretaries and other accompanying Officials, left Lagos Saturday morning.

The Athletes and officials who were in high spirits were charged to be good ambassadors of Lagos State while in Edo State for the Nigeria’s version of the Olympic Games

Members of Team Lagos supports club getting ready to board the bus before departing for Edo State

“We want you to compete clean and be good representatives of our dear state,” said Mr. Oluwatoyin Gafaar, Director General, Lagos State Sports Commission.”Mr. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu made the preparation for the festival easy for us by providing an enabling environment and I want to charge you to go out there and do you best to the glory of Lagos State,” he said.

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