Lagos Bids For National Youth Games, Federal Delegation In Town For Inspection Of Facilities

Posted on March 11, 2021

A delegation from the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development was in Lagos State for the past three days to inspect facilities the state is presenting in its bid to host the National Youth Games later in the year.

The federal delegation was led by the Director, Grassroots Sports Development in the Ministry, Dr. Adewale Are and were taking round sports facilities across the state by the Management Team of the Lagos State Sports Commission led by the Executive Chairman, Mr. Sola Aiyepeku and the Director General, Mr. Oluwatoyin Gafaar.

P.M. EXPRESS reports that it was a three-day working session for the delegation which were impressed with state of the sports facilities in Lagos. Lagos can host competition anytime any day thanks robust investments in sports by the successive governments in the state since it hosted Eko 2012 National Sports Festival and the managerial acumen of the present management of the sports commission which ensures prompt maintenance, improvement and cares for the facilities

As usual, P.M. EXPRESS presents the photo news of the inspections.

L-R: Director General, Lagos State Sports Commission Oluwatoyin Gafaar, Director, Grassroots Sports Development, Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports, Dr. Adewale Are and Executive Chairman, Lagos State Sports Commission, Sola Aiyepeku during the inspection of facilities in Lagos for the bid on National Youth Games .
The inspection of Campos Mini Stadium, Lagos Island
The inspectors at the swimming pools section inside the Teslim Balgun Stadium in Surulere, Lagos
The Cricket Oval at the TBS in Lagos
Inside Molade Okoya-Thomas Indoor Sports Hall, Teslim Balogun Stadium
At the Squash Hall inside the Teslim Balogun Stadium
Inside the mainbowl of the Teslim Balogun Stadium

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