Abolaji Ayodeji
The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare has confirmed that President Muhammadu Buhari will host Team Nigeria after a successful outing at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

Dare said this at the closing ceremony of the Games on Monday.

He said the President was proud of the team and has approved a presidential reception after the historic feat.

“I followed every moment of your competition. I was in Birmingham from the beginning till I had to leave for other official engagements. So many Nigerians followed you too. We are all so proud of what you achieved for Nigeria and yourselves.

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“Mr President is also very proud of you and has approved that a presidential reception be held to honour you for the historic feat at Birmingham 2022.

“We will immediately start to plan for the reception and once we have tightened things up, we will announce the date, invite you over from your different bases and you will have that privilege of meeting Mr President.

“Nigeria will appreciate you for the great acts of sacrifice, patriotism and determination to excel that you all have demonstrated here, whether you have a medal around your neck or not,” He said.