All athletes, officials and other functionaries of the second Niger Delta Games are expected in Benin, the Edo State capital, on Thursday even as the organisers announced that the draws will hold at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium Media Centre.
The Games’ Project Director, Mr. Fred Edoreh said that Thursday is the official arrival date of state contingents and competion officials.
‘We have everything in place to receive athletes and their coaches at the Benson Idahosa University where hostels have been made ready for them.
‘We are satisfied with the facilities in the hostels which will offer the young athletes a good experience and perhaps stimulate them to good performances’, Edoreh said.
The Chairman of the Games Technical Committee, Mr. Enefiok Udo-Obong said that draws would essentially be for the ball games.
Udo-Obong, who is an Olympic gold medallist and Technical Advicer to the Royal Saudi Arabia Athletics, said: ‘There is no seeding, all states are rated equal and the procedure for draws of individual events will be determined during a technical meeting scheduled for late Wednesday at the VIP box of the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium’.
