As the 2022 Nigerian Navy Games slated to hold in August approaches, authorities of the Navy have said effort’s  towards equipping the Navy Town Sports Complex in Lagos with state-of-the-art equipment in preparation for the Games are ongoing.

The Navy said the games are part of their efforts to encourage active participation in sporting activities both locally and internationally.

In this regard, the Navy said its investments in sports had yielded positive results with the NN female volleyball team currently representing the Nigeria at the ongoing female volleyball tournament in Tunisia.

Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Awwal Gambo, made the sports preparation’s known in Port Harcourt just as he noted that participants at the Navy’ s 66th Anniversary Golf Kitty competed fairly and showed strong determination, great perseverance, and true sportsmanship while promoting the spirit of solidarity, friendship, and culture.

The CNS said the golf tournament organized as part of a week-long celebration to commemorate its  anniversary, brought together about 300 amateur golfers, including both serving and retired officers and friends of the navy to compete and improve fitness.

Emphasizing that the Navy will ensure that personnel are fit in their quest to achieve giant strides in securing the maritime domain, Gambo said, “Celebrating our milestone at 66, we pledge our commitment towards the realization of the vision to be a strong, formidable and credible navy that Nigerians can be proud of”.

“The Nigerian Navy will continue to achieve giant strides in securing our maritime domain while ensuring that personnel is fit to sustain navy achievements”.

Retired Rear Admiral Ochegomie Fingesi in his remarks denied the belief by golf enthusiasts that the game was exclusively for the wealthy and senior citizens.

The 80 year old senior citizen, who retired 32 years ago, noted that the game could be played and enjoyed by both the young and old, rich and low-income earners, provided such individuals were fit.

His words, “Golf is a game of all ages, unlike some other sports that you cannot participate in when you reach a certain age. I started playing golf in 1974 when I was 30 years old and now I am 80 and actively still playing the game of golf”