{"id":167666,"date":"2025-06-29T18:46:35","date_gmt":"2025-06-29T17:46:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/gov-yusuf-immortalizes-kano-athletes-killed-in-auto-crash"},"modified":"2025-06-29T19:52:45","modified_gmt":"2025-06-29T18:52:45","slug":"gov-yusuf-immortalizes-kano-athletes-killed-in-auto-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/gov-yusuf-immortalizes-kano-athletes-killed-in-auto-crash","title":{"rendered":"Gov Yusuf immortalizes Kano athletes killed in auto-crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State has immortalized 22 Kano athletes who lost their lives in a road accident while returning from the National Sports Festival in May 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Yusuf made the announcement during a ceremony held at the Government House in Kano.<\/p>\n<p>He said the Kano State Sports Institute will now be known as the \u2018Kano State 22 Athletes Sports Institute\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the governor said that the Kano State Sports Commission will bear the name, \u2018Kano State 22 Athletes Sports Commission\u2019, in honour of the late sportsmen and women.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese young heroes made Kano proud. They should be remembered forever. Their commitment and sacrifice to the state will not be forgotten,\u201d the governor said.<\/p>\n<p>The governor made the announcement during a courtesy visit by representatives of the First Lady, Mrs Remi Tinubu, who donated N110 million to the bereaved families.<\/p>\n<p>He appreciated the First Lady for the donation to the families, whom he said were going through unimaginable grief.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are grateful to Her Excellency, the First Lady, for this generous support. These families are going through unimaginable grief, and this act of kindness provides not only relief but also recognition,\u201d the governor added.<\/p>\n<p>Yusuf pledged the Kano government\u2019s continued support for the families of the deceased.<\/p>\n<p>Tragic incident, which occurred just five kilometres away from Kano, shocked the nation and plunged the sports community into mourning.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that the athletes were returning home after representing Kano at the National Sports Festival, where they had reportedly delivered outstanding performances.<\/p>\n<p>A statement by the governor\u2019s Chief Press Secretary, Mustapha Muhammad, reiterated that the fallen athletes were heroes who fought for the success of Kano State and deserve to be immortalised for their patriotism and excellence.<\/p>\n<p>According to the statement, the renaming of the two key sports institutions would stand as a permanent symbol of honour, reminding future generations of the sacrifices made by those who wore the state\u2019s colours with pride.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State has immortalized 22 Kano athletes who lost their lives in a road accident while returning from the National Sports Festival in May 2025. Yusuf made the announcement during a ceremony held at the Government House in Kano. He said the Kano State Sports Institute will now [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":167665,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[372,254,5203],"class_list":["post-167666","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-kano","tag-nigeria","tag-yusuf"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Gov Yusuf immortalizes Kano athletes killed in auto-crash - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State has immortalized 22 Kano athletes who lost their lives in a road accident while return ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/gov-yusuf-immortalizes-kano-athletes-killed-in-auto-crash\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Gov Yusuf immortalizes Kano athletes killed in auto-crash\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State has immortalized 22 Kano athletes who lost their lives in a road accident while return ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/gov-yusuf-immortalizes-kano-athletes-killed-in-auto-crash\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-06-29T17:46:35+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-06-29T18:52:45+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/06\/sm_1751210652.763298.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"911\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"586\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/gov-yusuf-immortalizes-kano-athletes-killed-in-auto-crash#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/gov-yusuf-immortalizes-kano-athletes-killed-in-auto-crash\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Gov Yusuf immortalizes Kano athletes killed in auto-crash\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-06-29T17:46:35+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-06-29T18:52:45+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/gov-yusuf-immortalizes-kano-athletes-killed-in-auto-crash\"},\"wordCount\":341,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/gov-yusuf-immortalizes-kano-athletes-killed-in-auto-crash#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/06\/sm_1751210652.763298.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Kano\",\"Nigeria\",\"Yusuf\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/gov-yusuf-immortalizes-kano-athletes-killed-in-auto-crash#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/gov-yusuf-immortalizes-kano-athletes-killed-in-auto-crash\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/gov-yusuf-immortalizes-kano-athletes-killed-in-auto-crash\",\"name\":\"Gov Yusuf immortalizes Kano athletes killed in auto-crash - 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