Eight thousand athletes will take part in the Edo National Sports Festival which holds in Edo State from April 2 to 14, Minister of Youth and sports Development, Sunday Dare, has said.
Dare disclosed this on Friday after undergoing a tour of facilities and a meeting with Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki.
He said the number was trimmed down from 14,000 athletes.
Dare said: ” On April 2nd, 2021, the camp for the Edo Festival will be opened on April 6, the official opening of the Festival by Mr President would take place.
“Beyond that, we are also working closely with the PTF, NCDC and others to ensure that the necessary support we need in terms of vaccination of athletes, test kits will be available.
” We have been able to get the University of Benin to host our athletes. There is still some work to be done here which may not be in the radar, but everything is on track I can tell you with certainty that the Edo National Sports Festival will hold.”
