Nigeria’s Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Enoh has announced a budget shortfall for Nigerian Sports Federations due to the 2023 All African Games participation.
Senator John Enoh, Nigeria’s Minister of Sports Development, has disclosed that over 30 Sports Federations in the country will not receive their annual budget allocation for 2024. The funds have already been exhausted by expenditures for the 2023 All African Games held in Ghana, BSNSports.com.ng reports.
This announcement was made during a Media Parley with Sports Writers at the Moshood Abiola Stadium in Abuja. Enoh explained, “The 2024 Sports Federations budget, which is captured under sporting activities in the Ministry’s budget, has been spent on the All African Games.”
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He further elaborated on the implications, stating, “We have to run the rest of 2024 without funding for the federations. This is different from the budget for Olympics qualification, which covers expenses for their qualification games for the 2024 Olympics. Every sports federation received funds for Olympic Games qualifiers because you have to compete to qualify.”
Team Nigeria had an impressive performance at the 2023 All African Games, securing second place in the final medal table with a total of 120 medals, including 47 gold, 33 silver, and 40 bronze.
