Ex-Minister Solomon Dalung Offers Reasons Behind Nigeria’s Poor Performance At Olympics

Former Minister for Sports, Solomon Dalung has expressed his opinion on the reasons behind the Nigerian Team’s poor performance at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

Dalung who is the predecessor of Sunday Dare, the current Minister for Sports in an interview with Arise TV stated that “I think the dissolution of boards. It is a lack of patriotic political will to consolidate on the gains on the ground.

“When I was the minister, I continued from where my predecessor ended. When we get to the field, we built on previous successes and Nigeria did very well.

“Dissolving federations three months to Olympics is an indication that we are not prepared for Olympics. No (Army) general dissolves his troops on the eve of an attack and expects to win a war. The dissolved boards have trained and catered for the athletes for more than two years. Crises are part of human existence, the management is what determines the quality of leadership. I inherited many crises, but I resolved them.

“Leadership is about taking responsibilities. When things go wrong, somebody has to be responsible. The entire drama of shame is avoidable. This is a shame that the country has found itself.”