Inclusion in LOC for Enugu 2026 National Sports Festival thrills Okorie

Former Nigerian 400m hurdler, United States-based Victor Okorie has promised not to disappoint Enugu State Governor, Dr Peter Mba, who included him in the 12-man Local Organising Committee (LOC) for next year’s 23rd National Sports Festival, tagged Enugu 2026.

I also thank the Commissioner for Sports for believing in me. I have said before that the choice of Enugu for the 2026 edition was perfect.
 
“I was born and brought up in Enugu and I started my athletics career in the city. I know more about the sports culture of the people. The city has been starved of a major sporting event for so long, and I am happy the National Sports Commission (NSC) picked Enugu for the 23rd edition. I am optimistic that the government and people of Enugu will deliver one of the best-ever National Sports Festival in 2026,” Okorie stated.

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