Youth and Sports Development minister, Barrister Solomon Dalung yesterday disclosed that President Muhammadu Buhari was happy with the performance of Team Nigeria at the just concluded 2016 Olympic Games.
Rising from his meeting with the president whom he had gone to brief on the outcome of Nigeria’s participation at the quadrennial Games.
Dalung, who absolved himself from the poor performance recorded by Nigerian athletes, told State House reporters that President Buhari commended Team Nigeria for doing the country proud.
“All I did was to brief the President on our performance, the challenges we had, the progress we made because in 2016 Nigeria was celebrated.
“He (President Buhari) also appreciated our performance and thanked us for doing the country proud and keeping the flag flying. He challenged us to do more for the country to move sports forward,” Dalung said.
The minister added that he pleaded with President Buhari to host the contingent despite winning only one bronze medal in football and coming 78th on the medals table.
Rising from his meeting with the president whom he had gone to brief on the outcome of Nigeria’s participation at the quadrennial Games.
Dalung, who absolved himself from the poor performance recorded by Nigerian athletes, told State House reporters that President Buhari commended Team Nigeria for doing the country proud.
“All I did was to brief the President on our performance, the challenges we had, the progress we made because in 2016 Nigeria was celebrated.
“He (President Buhari) also appreciated our performance and thanked us for doing the country proud and keeping the flag flying. He challenged us to do more for the country to move sports forward,” Dalung said.
The minister added that he pleaded with President Buhari to host the contingent despite winning only one bronze medal in football and coming 78th on the medals table.
