President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, officially bid farewell to Team Nigeria ahead of the country’s participation at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, as the Federal Government reaffirmed its commitment to the nation’s athletes, The PUNCH reports.
The send-off ceremony, held at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, aimed to inspire the Nigerian contingent as they prepare to depart for the United Kingdom, with the President charging the athletes and officials to compete with courage, discipline and the resilient spirit that has become synonymous with Nigeria on the global sporting stage.
Team Nigeria will depart the country on Friday (today) for Aberdeen, Scotland, where the athletes will undergo a three-week intensive training camp before moving to Glasgow for the Games, holding from July 23 to August 2.
Nigeria will compete in ten sports with a 74-member athlete contingent, aiming to surpass its performance at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, where the country finished as Africa’s highest-ranked team with 35 medals: 12 gold, nine silver and 14 bronze.
Ahead of the President’s farewell, officials of the National Institute for Sports and the National Sports Commission had, at the official unveiling of Team Nigeria, projected that the contingent was capable of winning at least 20 gold medals in Glasgow.
