The Kaduna centre of Nigeria’s National Institute for Sports (NIS) has successfully completed a range of mandatory physical fitness tests organised for newly enrolled students in the specialised school.
Sports247 gathered that the drills were coordinated by highly respected former referee and instructor, Dr Alex Mana, who described the programme as an essential part of the orientation process needed to assess the new intakes.
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) licensed instructor and former athlete also heaped plaudits on NIS director-general, Comrade Philip Shaibu, for contributing immensely to the continuous development of sports in Kaduna State and Nigeria as a whole.
NIS information officer, Yakubu Iliyasu disclosed in a press release that Mana also stated during the fitness test that Shaibu has broughtu renewed energy and reforms into the institute, with his efforts already yielding many positive results in training and capacity building for Nigerian coaches and athletes.
Iliyasu added, “The fitness test/screening exercise was led by Dr. Mana alongside the acting coordinator of Kaduna Zonal Office, Kamaludeen Ibrahim Haruna (as) part of routine screening to ensure that newly admitted students are physically and medically fit for sports training programmes.”
