 of the Ondo State Sports Council (OSSC), Sunday Fagite, said the State is ready for the upcoming National Youth Games (NYG).){kind=link}
The General Manager (GM) of the Ondo State Sports Council (OSSC), Sunday Fagite, said the State is ready for the upcoming National Youth Games (NYG).
Fagite stated this in an interview in Akure, the State Capital. The National Youth Games is scheduled to hold from August 26th – 6th September, 2025 in Asaba, Delta State.
Fagite said he was proud of the performance of the state at the recently concluded zonal elimination in Ibadan and promised a better outing in Asaba.
According to him, the state went with Handball, Abula, Volleyball and Basketball and qualified for three out of the four games.
“Ondo qualified for Handball (f), Abula (m) and beach volleyball (f) at the zonal elimination held last week in Ibadan,” he said. “The state handball team defeated counterparts from Lagos, Oyo and Ogun States to top their group, which qualified them for the games.”
“In beach volleyball, the state also defeated their opponents from Osun, Lagos and Oyo States to come 2nd. The Abula team also came 2nd in the group after beating the Oyo State team; but lost to Ogun at the final to qualify for the NYG.”
“The athletes did well in all the events. We came here with four events and we qualified in three, so we did well and I am proud of them. With this, I am sure we are going to do well in Asaba and make the people of the state proud,” Fagite said.