The event themed ‘Generation Equality International Football Tournament 2023’ was held at the Area 3 football pitch in Abuja.
The minister had charged the Flying Eagles to put behind Monday’s semi-finals loss to The Gambia at ongoing AFCON Under-20.
Lagos State will host the 2022 edition of NAFEST from November 7 to 13.
The former Chelsea midfielder announced his retirement from football at the age of 35 yesterday.
Earlier scheduled for November, the 13-day tournament will now be held in December.
The minister said the draft National Sports Industry Policy has re-classified sports from recreation to business.
He said the excise need not continue in power because they had only succeeded in destroying Nigerian football to fester their individual interests.
Tobi Amusan, early in 2022, created a new World Record in the Women’s 100m hurdles at the World athletics championship in Oregon, U.S.
The president charged Nigerians to pray that the will of God should be done in the 2023 general elections.
Mr Dare described the event as a pre-dissemination workshop aimed at sensitising critical stakeholders at the state levels toward fully implementing the plan.
