Nigeria, May 23 -- After being controversially dropped from the ongoing 22nd National Sports Festival in Ogun State, rugby is poised to make a triumphant return at the next edition of the multi-sport event.

This assurance comes from Ademola Are, President of the Nigeria Rugby Football Federation (NRFF), who confirmed that the sport will be reinstated at the 23rd National Sports Festival scheduled to be held in Enugu.

Speaking with reporters in Abeokuta, venue of the 2024 Gateway Games, Mr Are acknowledged the disappointment surrounding rugby's omission but affirmed the federation's commitment to securing its future place on the festival roster.

"Rugby was originally listed among the sports for the current National Sports Festival," Mr ...