A group of concerned athletes (Rowers, Canoeist and Sailors) have raised strong concern for the non inclusion of their sport among those that will feature at the forthcoming National Sports Festival (NSF) in Abeokuta, Ogun state. 

The Nigerian Rowing ,Canoe and Sailing Federation (NRCSF) is headed by Admiral Festus Porbeni,the athletes say for the upteenth time their spot will  not be part of the sport to featue at the Nigeria version of the Olympics Games and for them this is a denial not good for the development of the game .

They have taken theor pleas to the newly appointed Chairman of the National Sports Commision Alhaji Shedu Dikko to come to their aid.

According to Olympian   Ayomide Bello Powei "The National Sports Festival is a competitve event which we need to participate in ,to grow the Sports.

Our sport has done well enough to merit participation at the NSF ,two of our athletes mmade ot to the last Olympic Games in Ftance :Ayomide Bello Powei and Beauty Otuedo .

"We need oppertunities such as the NSF provides to sharpen the skills of the upcoming ones and for the older ones to be busy"