Bayelsa and Kaduna will host the 2028 and 2030 editions of the National Sports Festival (NSF).
Bayelsa State will host the 2028 edition of the festival and it will mark the first time it will be staged in the state. Kaduna will host the 2030 edition and it will mark the third time the state will be hosting the festival after the 1977 and the 2009 games.
Reacting after confirmation of the hosts, Bukola Olopade, the Director General of the National Sports Commission said the body is happy with the interest shown by states so far in hosting sporting events.
“We are glad that we have made the Sports festival to be attractive again, where states are now showing serious interest to host. This is as a result of how President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, has prioritised the Sports sector under his administration.
” Part of our RHINSE( Renewed Hope Initiative for Nigerian Sports economy) agenda is to revamp and rebrand the National Sports festival in terms of structure, organisation and standardisation as it is obtained with major international sporting competitions like the Commonwealth Games and the Olympics games,” he said.
The 2025 National Sports Festival was held in Ogun State. Enugu will host the 2026 edition of the games
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