Olympics: Nigerian only participated in sports that don’t need investment – Seun Kuti

Famous singer, Seun Kuti has blasted the Nigerian authorities for not investing successful sports.

In a viral video connected societal media, Seun reacted to squad Nigeria’s mediocre show astatine the conscionable concluded 2024 Olympics successful Paris.

While highlighting the 2024 Olympics, the vocalist revealed that Nigeria lone participated successful sporting events that don’t necessitate investment.

“I watched the Olympic games. look astatine however poorly we performed. How galore sports are we competing in? I saw that it was lone sports that did not request concern that Nigerians participated in. We lone did sports that needed minimum investment.

“You know, to play football, you request a ball, station and nett and successful immoderate places, boys would usage slippers to make a goalpost. But successful sports that request things similar rackets, hoops courts, rims and nets wherever you can’t easy improvise, we weren’t there. We competed successful way and tract events due to the fact that it is casual to bash running. But we are ne'er successful sports that request equipment.

“Nigerians cognize each these sports and stake connected them truthful however overmuch would it instrumentality to make a bully league and acquisition the winners 25 cardinal dollars? Let determination beryllium a minimum of a cardinal dollars per year, aft all, this is what boys are earning successful Europe.

“Nigerians are incapable to bask their children’s talents, each our large superstars. Which different shows bash they play successful Nigeria? I was watching the Olympics and I saw a batch of radical with Nigerian sounding names doing unthinkable things for different countries. If Simone Biles tin beryllium that great, ideate however galore talents that are wasting distant due to the fact that radical volition not put successful gymnastics and bid our children.”

Video:

“Na lone the sports wey nary request concern na im Nigeria dey”

– Seun Kuti pic.twitter.com/az8bxT2je3

— @ (@OneJoblessBoy) August 10, 2024

Olympics: Nigerian lone participated successful sports that don’t request concern – Seun Kuti