Anambra Sports Commission Inaugurates 16 Associations
The Anambra State Sports Development Commission (ASSDC) on Thursday inaugurated 16 newly constituted sports associations.
Patrick-Estate Onyedum, Chairman of ASSDC who performed the ceremony at the conference hall of the Commission tasked the new boards to pay priority attention to grassroots development
Onyedum said Gov. Chukwuma Soludo promised Anambra people in his manifesto that his administration would give the youth opportunity through sports and that he was already fulfilling the promise with the return of sports festival at the school levels.
He said the inauguration was in fulfillment of the resolve to reposition sports in the state for greater productivity and ensure that more takenra were discovered and nurtured at the grassroots.
The inaugurated associations were Anambra Tennis Association, Anambra Table Tennis Association, Anambra Basketball Association, Anambra Cricket Association, Anambra Handball Association, Anambra Badminton Association and Anambra Golf Association
Others were Anambra Wrestling Association, Anambra Aquatics Association, Anambra Volleyball Association, Anambra Judo Association, Anambra Boxing Association, Anambra Taekwondo Association, Anambra Scrabble Association, Anambra Chess Association and Anambra Weightlifting Association
Responding on behalf of the newly inaugurated board members, Obiajulu Nwoye, Vice, Chairman of Handball Association appreciated the Anambra government and Sports Commission management for constitution the boards.
Nwoye called said it would be s new dawn for sports in Anambra while noting that the state must ensure that players welfare was prioritised in order to get the desired progress.
Also speaking, Mr Dominic Okafor, member representing Aguata Federal Constituency in the National Assembly said he was happy with the inauguration.
Okafor who is the pstron of Badminton Association said he was already contributing to the progress of the sport adding that the indoor sports hall he was building would be completed in no distant time.
