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Cricket World Cup: Olopade in Malaysia to boost support for Nigeria team

The Nigeria U19 Cricket team have received a major boost as the Director General of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Bukola Olopade, arrived at the ICC T20 U19 Cricket World Cup in Malaysia.

The Nigeria team are creating history in Malaysia, having been Nigeria’s first ever team to be at a cricket World Cup and recorded a big upset with their win over cricket giant , New Zealand to send shock waves to the entire cricket World.

The DG insisted that the success of the girls in Malaysia is very much predicated on the kind of support they get.

“At the Sports Commission, we want to ensure that every sports gets supported in the best way possible so that they can also grow alongside the Commission. This is why the NSC, under the chairmanship of Mallam Shehu Dikko, is paying full attention to all the sports.

“And I am happy that even before I came here, the performance of the girls so far at this World Cup is already generating so much excitement back home which is very good for the growth of the sports,” Olopade said.

Taofeek Lawal

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