The recent appointment of two American coaches by the National Sports Commission to better the lot of Nigerian athletics has received the blessings of some Nigerian coaches working abroad.

This is just as the Nigerian coaches association, jettisoned its despondency and toed the line of optimism as they await a new dawn in the country’s athletics that is needing a new lease of life.

The NSC, keying into the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, AFN revival efforts had announced the appointment of Angie Taylor and Eric Campbell to help Nigerian win medal at the 2016 Olympics and beyond. Speaking on the development; Coach Taiwo Ariyo who happened to have worked with Campbell in Saudi Arabia noted that Nigeria has taken the right step forward.

“I think it is a right step in the right direction. Considering the fact that the ministry is thinking about track and field development, this is a new beginning. Eric is a good manager that could help us both home and abroad.

“I see the positive side of the new thing happen and how it’s been done in other places. Change is the constant thing, but we might get opposition from people because it’s a new thing.