Sports Ministry to establish National League for Danbe Sport – PRNigeria News

The Federal Government through the Federal 
Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has stated  its
resolve and determination to create a national league that would
promote and sustain the variegated  interests already attached
to this novel sport, both nationally and internationally. Besides
its sporting value, Danbe Sport  also speak positively to
addressing the issue of Youth restlessness by giving Youths the
opportunity to engage in meaningful occupation that promises
competitiveness, joy and reward.

Minister of Youth and Spots Development, Hon. Sunday
Dare, gave this affirmation when he received a delegation of Danbe
Sports Warriors in his office today.

While extolling the values of Danbe Sport, 
 Hon. Dare stated that the Ministry would explore every avenue
to create a local structure through a domestic  League that
would institutionalise, reform and expand the frontiers of 
our  novel Danbe Sport to ECOWAS countries and globally. To
actualise this vision, the Minister hinted that the Ministry would
work with the Danbe Sport Association to fine tune it by building a
Federation for it, with the aim of organizing competitions and
tournaments across the country and plausible exports to other
African countries.

Continuing, Hon. Dare enthused that as a committed
advocate for promotion of Danbe Sport, averred that what was
formerly  fun sport would now be elevated to a a national
sport that offers the youths limitless opportunities to
express  their boundless energy, showcase their talents and
get rewarded in a competition that gives them joy, thereby reducing
cases of social miscreants and vices in the country.

Earlier, the leader of delegation and Co- founder of
Danbe Sport Association in the country, Mr Chidi Amyina stated that
Danbe belongs to the category of combat sport, with a cultural
flavour that stood the test of time, mostly in the northern part of
Nigeria; but has now spread to other geo- political zones of the
country. Mr Amyina admonished that Nigeria should grow and develop
Danbe Sport to a level of  commercialisation. He further
affirmed that the Sport presently has a registered member of 1,500
fighters across the country.