NDSF Scribe-We Will lmake Nigeria proud in Turkey: Deaflympics

Lukman Agbiaka, the Secretary-General of Nigeria Deaf Sports Federation (NDSF), has promised Nigerians that the countrys athletes to the Deaflympics in Turkey would make Nigeria standoffish.

Agbabiaka told newsmen concerning Thursday in Abuja that Nigerian Deaf athletes to the Deaflympics in Samsun, Turkey, from July 18 to July 30, would prepare abundantly adeptly. Agbabiaka disclosed that the federation would begin camping for its athletes from June 15 in Lagos. We have chosen athletes that will represent us in Samsun, Turkey.

We pick 12 athletes for track and ground happenings and two players for table tennis. We agreed these athletes during our one week trials in Ilorin in April. They (athletes) have been representing us expertly whenever we have a competition, I am certain they will not agree to us afterward to, he said.

The secretary appendage that Nigeria won the 4th West Africa Deaf football championship in Mali this month. Our Deaf Eagles football team participated in the football championship from May 6 to May 12 in Mali and we won the trophy for the fourth become pass.

We thank God for our realization at the tournament which we prepared for previously last year. We appreciate our players for their hardwork, he said. NAN reports that Deaf Eagles won their third West Africa Deaf Football Championship in 2013 in Republic of Benin.