The Nigerian Federal Government has lifted its ban on non-contact outdoor sports, as they continue to ease the on-going COVID – 19 restrictions.
The National Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Dr. Sani Aliyu made this announcement during its briefing yesterday in Abuja.
Below are the sport which were classified as low risk and given go ahead in resumption;
Athletics, lawn tennis, table tennis, golf, cricket, cycling, among others. Contact sports like football, boxing, wrestling, Taekwondo, rugby, swimming and basketball remain banned until further notice.
Dr Sani Aliyu Said, “For recreational parks/communal sports, restrictions are removed on outdoor communal non-contact sports and the use of recreational parks for supervised physical exercise, not for social interactions.
For recreational parks that are unable to enforce this, we expected them to remain closed.
“For outdoor non-contact sports, this includes lawn tennis, table tennis, squash, badminton, cycling, athletics, golf, polo, para-athletics, cricket, and other non-contact outdoor communal activities, in the event that people are not certain, please contact the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports for further guidance.”
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