Abeokuta Go Host Di First West Africa Para Games

Ogun State capital, Abeokuta, don dey gbam with activities ahead of di first-ever West Africa Zones A & B Para Games. Members of di Local Organising Committee (LOC), wey former Baseball and Softball player Victor Achakpo dey lead, don land di city to set up di machinery for di event. Achakpo, wey be di first vice president of di Baseball and Softball Federation, dey lead di 13-member LOC wey National Sports Commission (NSC) put together. President of di Paralympic Committee of Nigeria, Sunday Odebode, talk say di LOC dey work round di clock to make sure di tournament go smooth from November 26 to December 4, 2025, and teams from West Africa go begin dey arrive Abeokuta from November 26 to 27, with di opening ceremony set for November 28.

Odebode, wey just return from Saudi Arabia where e support Team Nigeria for di Sixth Islamic Solidarity Games, talk say 12 events go happen for di maiden West Africa Para Games, including para athletics, para swimming, para powerlifting, para table tennis, wheelchair basketball 3×3, sitting volleyball, amputee football, para canoeing, wheelchair tennis, para badminton, para arm-wrestling and para shooting. Meanwhile, NSC Director General, Bukola Olopade, explain say di 13-man LOC dey reinforce Nigeria’s commitment to host world-class competitions and support President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Initiative for Nigeria’s Sports Economy (RHINSE), which dey promote sports as catalyst for national development and international visibility. Di West Africa Para Games go represent Nigeria’s renewed drive to lead West Africa in inclusive sports development.