The Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) yesterday revealed that no fewer than 18 Nigerian athletes were currently benefiting from three international scholarships.
The scholarships are the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC), Olympic Solidarity and the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa.
The Secretary-General of NOC, Tunde Popoola said in an interview that these were remarkable development for the nation’s sports.
He explained that of the 20 athletes that the NOC nominated for the Olympic Solidarity scholarship 11 were awarded while six were currently befitting from that of ANOC awards.
“For the ANOCA continental scholarship, it is only an athlete is benefiting from this. The six are getting 1,000 dollars monthly, 11 will get 900 dollars monthly lone athlete under ANOCA scheme will get 10,000 dollar monthly,” he said.
Popoola added that the athletes would use scholarships to boost their individual profiles.
“Some of the recipients are Olympic-bound athletes. They will use the money to equip themselves for better performance. These are some of the benefits that the best athletes get, these sponsorship are not just for everyone but the very best athletes”. (NAN)
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