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Golf
By Vezi Isike
Lagos, Nov. 12, 2016(NAN) A Golf Coach, Nnamdi Chukuka has urged golf enthusiasts to encourage youths to embrace the game at the grassroots to ensure the sustenance of the sport at all levels.
Chukuka told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Saturday that such programmes had not been effective in recent times.
According to him, the need for grassroots initiatives is inevitable in ensuring that the sport is played at all levels in spite of its elite nature.
“There is the need to support start up programmes to build a culture to make the sport accessible for everyone and create global opportunities for the younger generation.
“In Nigeria, golf has suffered lack of control and organisation even in the face of the Nigerian Golf Federation.’’
He noted that sponsorship was needful and called on well-meaning golf enthusiasts to support amateur participation through laudable initiatives.
“We shouldn’t always have a culture of refraining from helping the next generation when the need arises.
“You barely find people who will painstakingly assist start-ups but if we are able to portray the effect of their support in a good way, I’m sure they will give their support.
“Look, in other parts of the world, amateur golf is far more controlled and driven to motivate youngsters than our big leagues here.
“This is because these start-ups are given all the assistance they desire to have.’’(NAN)
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Edited by Morayo Omolade