Commonwealth Games Birmingham 2022 : Nigerian athletes to camp in Kano, Delta, FCT Abuja, Abeokuta
By Abdulgafar Oladimeji
Nigeria’s minister of youths and sports development, Sunday Dare has disclosed that the ministry will intensify preparations for the 2022 Commonwealth games by camping the athletes in four centres across the country.
The minister in an exclusive chat with sports writers at the ongoing National Para Sports Festival in FCT Abuja , said Nigerian athletes to the games will undergo 60 days high level camping before departing for the games proper in the United Kingdom.
He further disclosed that the athletes will undergo two weeks camping in London, prior to the opening date of the games in Birmingham.
He explained that the London camping exercise is organized for athletes to help them to acclimatize before the commencement of the competitions proper.