A 400-man contingent of athletes and officials will represent Cross River at the 2022 National Sports Festival held in Asaba between Nov. 28 and Dec. 10.
Chairman of the Cross River Sports Commission, Mr. Emmanuel Elom, made the assertion on Wednesday in Calabar when he spoke with the media.
He said Cross River was better prepared for the 2022 fiesta than it was at the last outing in Edo.
He said the state would participate in 16 sports at the fiesta but would concentrate on those in which it has a comparative advantage.
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“We actually started preparing for the festival a couple of months ago with the talent hunt in the hinterland.
“Those discovered in addition to the ones we had before, have been in camp preparing for the festival.
“Judging from our last outing, we decided to embolden our strategy, we are not bringing in any mercenary; we are using the athletes that we have trained.
“We have done the needful in terms of training and preparation and we are ready for a better outing,’’ Elom the media