It has come to our notice that the Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation is organising its 4th game titled BAKU 2017 in Azerbaijan between May 12 – 22 2017. “Of concern to us is the information that Nigeria is listed as one of the 57 countries participating in the games. “Nigeria is one of the 57 countries participating in the sports fiesta tagged, ‘BAKU 2017.’ “The organizers confirmed that the games are strictly for Islamic countries because the ‘‘ISSF is a section of the Organisation of the Islamic Cooperation.
“We request that this claim and Nigeria’s participation should be investigated because, including Nigeria in an International engagement based purely on religion violates the spirit and letter of section 10 of the 1999 constitution (as amended),'' the letter stated. The letter was also copied to the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki and Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF). Watch the video below of how Nigeria prepare for the 2018 World Cup qualifiers