By Yusuf A. Yusuf
As the federal ministry of Sports Development fixed today August 28th to September 1st as the date for the zonal elimination of the 8th National Youth Games which will be held in the six geopolitical zones across the Nation.
Kano State contingent are the first state to arrived to the venue Ahmadu Bello Stadium Kaduna for the forthcoming zonal elimination of national youth games 2024.
Kano to participate in six team events that include Basketball both males and Females, Handball males and females, Rugby and Volleyball the males and females teams, and Football and Hockey only Males respectively.
A total of 191 contents both males and females athletes and organizing secretaries, coaches, accompanying Referees among other from the commercial city of Kano arrived Kaduna.
Two States from each team events will represent the North West States that include Kano, Kaduna, Katsina, Kebbi, Sokoto, Jigawa and Zamfara states.
Before their departure the Kano athletes, the Senior Special Assistant on Sports to the Kano State Governor, Alhaji Jamilu Yamadawa and the Ag. Chairman of Kano state sports commission Malam Bala Shenu Sani, has urged the athletes to be good ambassadors to the state during and apart the elimination.
