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All athletes, and officials taking part in the 2nd Niger Delta Games will arrive in the host city Benin, the Edo State capital, today just as the organisers have announced that the draws will be held at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium Media Centre.
Fred Edoreh, the Project Director gave Wednesday, February 18 as the official arrival date of state contingents and competition officials, reports Daily Trust.
“We have everything in place to receive athletes and their coaches at the Benson Idahosa University (BIU) where hostels have been made ready for them.
“We are satisfied with the facilities in the hostels which will offer the young athletes a good experience and perhaps stimulate them to good performances,” Edoreh stated.
Meanwhile, Enefiok Udo-Obong, Chairman of the Technical Committee for the games, said that draws will be for the ball games.
“There is no seeding. All states are rated equal and the procedure for draws of individual events will be determined during a technical meeting scheduled for late Wednesday (yesterday) at the VIP box of the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium,” he said.
The technical meeting was attended by all the technical heads of each of the 16 sports events listed for the games.
The nine participating states will be pooled to determine the fixtures which will schedule the four games for each gameday. According to the organisers, the opening ceremony will be held tomorrow, Friday, February 20, and the games will run through to February 27.
