Governor Dapo Abiodun Names Anthony Joshua as 'torch bearer for National Sports Festival

Governor Dapo Abiodun of ogun state has named Anthony Joshua as the torch bearer for the rescheduled 2024 National Sports Festival. The announcement was made during a meeting between the Governor and the British-Nigerian boxer at the Governor's office. “I want to openly request that, besides the fact that today we are going to officially confirm you as our sports ambassador, we want to request that you come back to light up the Gateway Sports Festival torch; you will be the one lighting it up,” he stated. “We are going to construct a brand-new Anthony Joshua Indoor Boxing Ring, and that boxing ring will be in a stadium here in Abeokuta to ensure that you come home more frequently,”