A former secretary general of the Nigeria Football Association (NFA), Sani Toro says with less than two months to the 2016 Rio Olympics in Brazil, the country's preparation for the games is in shambles which could lead to a disastrous outing come August. In a chat with Daily Trust yesterday, the former chairman House committee on sports noted that it's necessary that the presidency under Muhammadu Buhari intervenes by releasing the required funds to the ministry of youth and sports so that what remains of the vital preparations could be salvaged considering the 'little time' left for preparation.
"I think it's necessary for President Muhammadu Buhari to intervene by requesting the immediate release of the required funds to the youth and sports ministry to execute programmes leading up to the Games or else with less than two months, we could either miss or perform woefully in Rio," Toro noted.
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