The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria, SWAN, has accused the National Sports Commission, NSC, and other stakeholders of sidelining sports journalists despite their long-standing contributions to the country’s sporting development.
In a statement on Tuesday, the Secretary-General of SWAN, Ambassador Ikenna Okonkwo, who spoke on behalf of the association’s President, Isaiah Benjamin, said sports journalists in Nigeria continue to face poor treatment and exclusion from key activities, even as they make significant sacrifices to promote athletes, administrators, and events.
Benjamin decried the lack of institutional support, noting that unlike in other countries, the Nigerian sports media are “often left to their fate.”