By Daily Sports on December 18, 2018

Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa has congratulated Team Delta for emerging victorious yet again in the just concluded 19th National Sports Festival.

This is even as the Team is to get a total of N2290 million going by the pledge made to them by the State Governor to reward the team with one million naira for each gold medal, N500,000 for silver and N250,000 for bronze.

Team Delta emerged victorious at the festival with 163 gold medals, 86 silver medals and 101 bronze medals to defend the trophy which they won at the Eko 2012 Festival.

Okowa ,who personally attended the closing ceremony of the games at the National Stadium Abuja, was elated that Team Delta set more games record on their way to successfully defending the National Sports Festival trophy.

In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Charles Aniagwu, on Monday in Asaba, the Governor thanked the Delta State Sports Commission, all team members, coaching crew and supporters for their hard work and dedication which culminated in the victory of Team Delta.

Delta state lifted the trophy for the 19th edition of the National Sports Festival bagging 163 gold medals to beat Rivers State which got 69 gold medals in 2nd position and Edo State in 3rd position with 47 gold medals.

Earlier at the closing ceremony, President Mohammadu Buhari congratulated Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State for his administration’s commitment to sports development. (NAN)

•Photo shows Governor Okowa 

Source Daily Sports

Posted December 18, 2018

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