Odior Sunday Seeks For More Support For Para Sports

The president of the Nigeria Wheelchair Softball Association, Odior Sunday, has called on Nigerians and corporate organizations to come out and support para sports in the country especially the Wheelchair Softball.

The National Institute of Sports lecturer made this declaration during an international wheelchair Softball friendly game between Nigeria and Ghana at the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos at the weekend.

Adepoju Tobi Samuel reported that, According to the president, Nigeria was the first country to be introduced to the sport but lack of exposure & support from everyone affected the progress of the game in the country, unlike Ghana and some other African countries who had government support and individual sponsors.

He added that with over 20 million people living with disability in Nigeria, para-sports have received less or no attention from government, corporate and individual sponsorship, unlike other countries where the sports get full support.

Ghana defeated Nigeria in the wheelchair softball friendly match by four runs to three runs.

At the end of the match, Samuel Babin and Bah Frimpong of Ghana won the best batter and Most Valuable Player (MVP) respectively, while Lateef Jimoh and Razaq Bankole of Nigeria won the best pitcher and best fielder respectively.

The President, Ghana Wheelchair Softball Federation, Osei Mensah, expressed delight at the victory of his team, while also commending the improvement in the performance of the Nigerian team.

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