A strong indication has emerged that the postponed  Edo 2020 National Sports Festival in  Benin may still hold this year once there is a drop in the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Minister  Of Youth and Sports Development  Mr. Sunday Dare said he is committed to ensuring that sporting activities resume  soon when it is safe to do so, even as plans have been concluded for a meeting between the Ministry and the Presidential Task Force to explore the possibilities.

Speaking on Sports  This Morning on Channels  Television, on Monday, the Minister  said” We have submitted our  Sports protocol  to the PTF, but we shall be properly guided. So very soon we plan to meet with  them to work out the modalities  for the resumption of Sporting activities . There is a possibility that the Postponed  Edo 2020 Sports Festival could still take place this year”.

The Minister further disclosed ” There are plans to have 20 athletes  resume training at the High-Performance Centre in Port Harcourt in preparations for the Olympics. This is to enable them to get into shape due to long months of inactivity as a result of the lockdown due to COVID-19 ” he said.