Team Anambra on Sunday began closed camping in preparation ahead of the 20th National Sports Festival in Edo tagged. The festival is tagged Edo 2020.
Tony Oli, Chairman of the Anambra Sports Development Commission (ASDC) while speaking to joutnalists in Awka on Sunday said the athletes would be camped in three venues according to the sports facilities available.
Oli said the venues included Rojenny Stadium Oba, Otuocha Township Stadium, Aguleri and Bishop Obiefuna Retreat Centre, Awka.
He said camping for the team which would be accompanied by 50 officials would run till Dec. 3 when the contingent would depart for Edo.
The chairman said the target was to surpass his pervious feat in which Anambra finished 16th on the overall medals table in Abuja with five gold,11 silver and 13 bronze medals.
He also stated that his target is to ensure that the success was consolidated assuring that the athletes would be given all they would need to succeed.
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He recalled that the sporting year in Anambra was affected negatively just like other states by the shutdown of activities as a result of COVID-19 pandemic.
He said apart from the Nigeria Police Games which held in February, other state events like academical football competition Community shield, security games and school sports did not hold.
He however lauded the athletes for keeping fit in their individual ways while the ban on sports lasted.
Oli urged sports administrators and officials to be fair and ensure that the best athletes emerged in the competitions so that Nigerian athletes would have better chance on the global stage.
