Star athlete, Blessing Okagbare, has indicted Nigerian sports administrator over the ban of 10 of the country’s athletes at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics.
The 10 were banned for not doing mandatory doping tests.
They are Knowledge Omovoh, Ruth Usoro, Favor Ofili, Rosemary Chukwuma, Glory Patrick, Yinka Ajayi, Tima Godbless, Chidi Okezie, Chioma Onyekwere and Annette Echikunwok
Okagbare lamented that the cause of the woes in the sector were connected to the administrators whom, she said, were not passionate but selfish.
She noted in a Facebook post on Thursday:
“I have said it before and I will say it again. If you do not know the sport, not passionate about it/us (the athletes), then you have no business there as an administrator. The sport system in Nigeria is so flawed and we athletes are always at the receiving end of the damages.
“They were busy fighting over power, exercising their pride over puma contract/ kits forgetting their major responsibility “THE ATHLETES”. It’s sad that this cycle keeps repeating its self and some people will come out to say I am arrogant for speaking my truth. It is my CAREER.”
Okagbare is, however, not among the athletes disqualified from the Tokyo Olympics.
