President Bola Tinubu has lastly spoken out on Staff Nigeria’s efficiency on the just lately concluded Paris 2024 Olympic Video games.
In an announcement launched by his spokesperson, Ajuri Ngalale, on Monday, President Tinubu recommended the Nigeria girls’s basketball workforce, D’Tigress, and their coach, Ms. Rena Wakama, for his or her historic feat on the Olympics.
President Tinubu praised the workforce’s efficiency, which noticed them develop into the primary African basketball workforce to succeed in the quarter-finals on the Olympic Video games.
He additionally congratulated Coach Wakama on her recognition as one of the best coach of ladies’s basketball on the Paris 2024 Olympics.
The Nigerian chief additionally recommended all of the Nigerian contingent on the occasion.
“President Tinubu affirms that profitable trophies and medals is the last word objective in aggressive sports, however nothing trumps the place of fine sportsmanship, self-discipline, and sacrifice proven by all those that held the Nigerian flag on the Olympic Video games.
“The President thanks the Nigerian contingent and needs them success of their respective endeavours,” the assertion mentioned.
The President’s assertion comes after Nigeria’s Sports Minister, John Owan Enoh, apologised for the workforce’s failure to fulfill expectations.
“I need to apologise to our compatriots and mirror on what went fallacious whereas wanting ahead to the Paralympic Video games, Paris 2024(August 28- September eighth),” the Minister had mentioned.
It must be famous that Nigeria’s participation within the Paris 2024 Olympic Video games ended and not using a medal.