Nigeria’s sports ministry partners with Yanga Games on athlete funding
Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Sports signed a partnership with lottery company Yanga Games to raise funds for athlete welfare and sports development, according to the company’s chairman and chief executive, Derrick David Kentebe. Kentebe said the parties aim to raise about 34 billion over four years through raffle draws, fundraising and other routes; the source does not state a currency.
The agreement links a lottery company with public sports funding and sets a four-year fundraising target.