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2nd NDGs: Screening Committee Commends Fair Exercise to Cut Age Cheat

Posted : 12 February 2026

After a rigorous and thorough screening exercise in the camp of Team Edo, the chairman of the Screening Sub-Committee for the Niger Delta Games, Braveman Wodi, commended the exercise, noting the large number of young athletes, most of whom were children.

The screening committee chairman reiterated the position of Dunamis Icon Ltd on the enforcement of competition rules, insisting on a strict pre-competition screening process across the nine participating states aimed at stamping out age cheating.

He stressed the need for total compliance by the participating states with the rules laid down by the organisers of the regional sports fiesta, Dunamis Icon Ltd.

"We have been going from state to state screening athletes for the Niger Delta Games. Today, we are in Edo to do the same thing.

"We had advocacy meetings with the coaches before the screening started. We are doing this to let participants know the importance attached to the process.

"Dunamis Icon Ltd wants to avoid age cheat. So, we need your cooperation to ensure fairness and clean competition," he emphasized.

"It was a robust and thorough screening exercise, and we are impressed with the good number of young athletes we found here.

"Most of them are actually kids, and that is what the organisers of the Niger Delta Games want. We want to stamp out age cheat."

"We are sending a signal that the organisers of the Niger Delta Games are very deliberate and intentional about the war against age cheat.

"There will be another round of screening exercise during the games proper," Braveman added.

He noted that the organisers’ target for the 2026 edition in Benin is to improve on the maiden edition in Uyo, ensuring that genuinely young athletes are discovered and nurtured to represent Nigeria in the future.

The secretary of Edo Liaison Committee, Idahosa Bright, and the Director of Sports Development and Operations, Pastor Osayomore Aghahowa, were on hand to receive the screening committee members on their arrival in Benin.

All nine Niger Delta states are expected to participate in the second Niger Delta Games, which will be staged in Benin, Edo State, from February 20 to 27, 2026.

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