Musa Iyimoga, representing Doma North Constituency at the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, on Wednesday, urged sports journalists in the state to extend their activities to other sports different from football.
The lawmaker made the call when members of the state chapter of the Sports Writers’ Association of Nigeria (SWAN) visited him at the state assembly complex in Lafia.
He said it was perplexing that the sports media only concentrated on football, in spite of the relatively high rate of activities by stakeholders in the other sports.
He added that local talents were not getting the media coverage required to attract good opportunities, major contracts as well as national and international scouts.
“We only focus on football alone. What is happening to the other sports activities?
“There are a lot of our youths with talents in other sports.
“But because they are neglected by the media, they get demoralized and the waste of their talents away,” Iyimoga said.
He, therefore, challenged SWAN members in the state to play the expected role by using their media to showcase talents in other sports.
“We should not focus on football alone. It is important we give publicity to other sports.
“Giving adequate publicity to other sports will go a long way in opening doors for support and opportunities for talents in those areas,” the lawmaker said.
