Edo 2020: The 20th National Sports Festival Postponed Till 2021

The #EDO2020, the 20th National Sports Festival, has been postponed till next year, according to reports from the Ministry of Sports and Youth Development. Sunday Dare

This is the second time the event will be postponed in the last 10-months by the Ministry. According to reports, it is gathered that the postponement was because the ministry did not get the need approval from the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, to give it the go-ahead to hold the multi-sports competition.
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The National Sports Festival was supposed to have been held in March in Benin, Edo State, but was postponed till December due to the outbreak of COVID-19, which sincerely also affected other social and economic activities globally and in Nigeria. National Sports Festival Edo 2020 postponed to 2021

The Special Adviser to the Minister of Sports and Youth Development, John Akanji, confirmed the postponement.

“Yes it has been postponed but there will be an official statement on that soon,” Joshua-Akanji.

Delta State is the defending champions of the National Sports Festival following their spectacular show at the last edition held in Abuja.

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