The Nigeria Archery Federation in collaboration with the Defence Headquarters has trained more than 100 military officers through a national workshop for beginners and capacity-building for intermediate archers.
Mohammed Abdullahi, president of the federation, disclosed this at the closing ceremony of the workshop held at the indoor sports hall of the Mogadishu Barracks in Abuja from Tuesday to Friday.
The participants who were drawn from the Nigerian Army, Navy and Air Force were engaged in a four-day theory and practical session.
Abdullahi said the training was necessary to create a team to represent the country at future events, adding that the performance of the participants was impressive.
“When we took over this federation, there was no national team. We had no already-made team on the ground and we decided to do something about it.
“This is a game of precision and target. We had to bring the game to where it belongs (to the Armed Forces) because we know that part of their training is centred on target and that is what archery is about.
“The performance of the participants have been impressive. We have actually seen very intelligent and smart officers who were able to hit the overall target on the archery board.
“It’s a good sign for us as a federation and we are duty-bound to encourage men of the Armed Forces to put in more effort so that in the nearest future we can have a team for global championships,’’ Abdullahi said.
