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IOC COMMENDS DARE, NOC OVER COVID-19 CAMPAIGN

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The President of International Olympic Committee (IOC), Dr Thomas Bach, has commended the initiative of the Minister for Youth & Sports Development Sunday Dare and the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), in using Nigerian sports icons to raise awareness on the Covid-19 pandemic through massive media awareness campaigns.


In a letter dated April 6th, Bach said the gesture to help raise awareness against the spread of the virus is worthy of emulation.”

Thank you very much for sharing with us the video for the campaign against Covid-19 put together by Nigerian athletes, the Nigeria Olympic Committee and the Ministry of Youth & Sports Development.

“This video is a wonderful demonstration of how to put the power of sports at the service of the society. “


He further said” The Covid-19 pandemic is an unprecedented situation for the whole world and the International Olympic movement stands in solidarity with all the society to do everything to curtail the virus. Initiative like yours with the athletes leading by example show that sport is doing its part in this crisis.

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“I express my appreciation for the active engagement of the Nigerian athletes, the NOC and the Ministry in this campaign ” Bach affirmed.


He concluded by saying” Thank you for demonstrating that solidarity  runs strong  in our Olympic  committee “


The campaign initiated by Dare has such iconic sports personalities like Nwankwo Kanu, Austin Okocha, Ahmed Musa, Segun Odegbami, Eniefiok Udo-Ubong, Mary Onyali, Blessing Okagbare, Chika Chukwumerije, Funke Oshonaike,Tobi Amusan, Samson Siasia among others lending their voices to the Covid-19 pandemic campaign. 


The campaign not only dwells on how to stay safe, but also keep hope alive.


The campaign video has gone viral and is being viewed on YouTube as well as the Ministry of Youth and Sports Development website and other social platforms. 

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Kunle Solaja is the author of landmark books on sports and journalism as well as being a multiple award-winning journalist and editor of long standing. He is easily Nigeria’s foremost soccer diarist and Africa's most capped FIFA World Cup journalist, having attended all FIFA World Cup finals from Italia ’90 to Qatar 2022. He was honoured at the Qatar 2022 World Cup by FIFA and AIPS.

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