National Sports Commission Director General Bukola Olopade has challenged Nigeria’s sports federations to raise their standards as Team Nigeria enters the final stretch of preparations for the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, Saturday PUNCH reports.
Olopade issued the charge at a strategic meeting with federation executives and technical officials in Abuja, where he set out the Commission’s performance-driven roadmap for the Games and made clear that athlete welfare, discipline and results would be the benchmarks against which every decision would be measured.
“The welfare of our athletes is non-negotiable. They are the reason we are going to Glasgow, and everything we do must reflect that,” Olopade said.
The DG confirmed that Team Nigeria will hold its overseas training camp in Aberdeen, Scotland, a location selected for its world-class facilities, its climate similarity to Glasgow, and its proximity to the Games Village. Before then, local camping will begin nationwide on
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