LAGOS, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- The Nigeria Squash Federation (NSF) is set to create awareness of the game in the country, a top official said Monday.

The federation would make grassroots programs to popularize the sport in the country, Boye Oyerinde, NSF's President told reporters in Abuja, the nation's capital.

"I'm happy that I have a technical team that is committed to work to make me realize my dream," he added.

"We will go to schools and introduce the game to them, we have coaches on ground that will teach them and this is the best way to popularize the game," he said.

Oyerinde said the major problem of squash was visibility.

"We need the help of the traditional and new media to assist in making squash popular because not many people know about it like football and some other sports," he said

The president added that the federation would also organise coaching courses, which will raise the standard of the game. Enditem

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