the Greensprings Kanu Football Camp will host the Baton Relay for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on April 4, just weeks after the baton was inaugurated by the Queen of England.
The Queen on March 13 handed the baton to two-time Olympic cycling champion, Anna Meares, to begin the baton’s journey to the host country Australia.
Greensprings School, the organisers of the annual football camp and partner of the Nigeria Olympic Committee, will host the baton team during the football camp at the Lekki campus of the school.
With the presence of top coaches from England and the Netherlands participating in this year’s camp, the participants are expected to have a unique experience of the Baton Relay at the camp.
The Secretary-General of NOC, Tunde Popoola, said the Baton Relay, which is a replica of the Olympic Torch, would be in the country for five days.
Nigeria is one of the 71 Commonwealth countries that will play host to the baton in its 388-day trip across more than 200,000 miles before heading for Australia.
“It is traditional for the Queen’s Baton to be received by the highest authorities in the land and to visit other places of significance or corporate concerns that have links with the Commonwealth,” the NOC said in a statement.
“In the light of the above, the NOC and the Queen’s Baton team would like to visit Greensprings School, Lekki as our partner on April 4 for staff and pupils to share a Baton experience.”
The Baton Relay is an event around the world held prior to the beginning of the Commonwealth Games.
The baton carries a message from the Head of the Commonwealth, Queen Elizabeth.
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