President of the Nigerian Para Volleyball Federation, Kayode Ladele, has appealed for monetary assist from the Federal Authorities and company our bodies to make sure the profitable staging of the African Qualifying Tournaments for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Video games.
With barely seven days till the beginning of the qualifiers, he mentioned the federation is presently at a readiness stage of 45 % as funding stays central to the required preparations for a colourful occasion.
“All the things we want when it comes to preparations is in place. We will't do it alone. We’d like company sponsors and organizations to assist us on this motion,” Ladele emphasizes.
He lamented the negligence of individuals with disabilities (PWDs) towards the Sustainable Improvement Targets (SDG) on inclusion, whereas emphasizing the significance of para-volleyball as a family-oriented group sport.
“A lot consideration has been paid to soccer up to now. We on the Paravolleyball Federation are in search of assist and help from the federal government and the Nigerian enterprise group.
Ladele spoke concerning the readiness of the nationwide groups (women and men) for the qualifiers, revealing that each groups have been in camp for over every week and are in good spirits. He confidently declared: “I can put my cash on Nigeria getting a ticket for the 2024 Paralympic Video games.”
Nigeria will host the African Qualifiers between January 29 and February 3, 2024 on the Molade Okoya Indoor Sports activities Corridor, Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere, Lagos.
Nigeria's males will compete in Group A towards Egypt, Morocco and Kenya for his or her ticket to the Paralympic Video games, whereas Zimbabwe will face Rwanda, Algeria and Libya in Group B.
The Nigerian girls's group will compete towards Kenya, Rwanda and Zimbabwe, with two groups from every class qualifying.
The Nigerian males's group will kick off the marketing campaign with a match towards Kenya, whereas the ladies will tackle Zimbabwe.