29th July, 2013
Nigeria Schools Sports Federation, NSSF, has advised schools, Games Masters, Schools Sports Coordinators, and other stakeholders to embrace the Nestle/IAAF Kids Athletics programme as a way of developing sports in the country.
National President of the NSSF, Ibrahim Muhammad said at the activation ceremony of the programme held at Opebi Primary School, Ikeja recently that the Nestle/IAAF project will bring back the “run” experience to the schools raising a total healthy kid. “It is our believe that this project will encourage an average child to run, jump, hop, throw clap and smile during day time. All this will come together to give birth to healthy kids prepared for a healthy lifestyle and also the discovery of budding talents that abound in our schools who will become Olympians and set our flag flying and our anthem singing in the future,” Mohammad said.
He disclosed that the NSSF, federal/state ministries of education officers across the country will be mobilised to encourage mass participation of school pupils for this programme.
“I hereby call on school sports masters, head teachers, parents and teachers association to encourage their children and wards to embrace this programme,” he said.
Muhammad commended Nestle Nigeria Plc for being the pace-setter in the nurturing Nigerian future champions through various school sports programme.
“We appreciate the commitment and unflinching interest of Nestle in the development of grassroots sports especially school sports,” he said.