The Executive Chairman, Kwara State Sports Commission (KSSC), Coach Bola Magaji has called on sports administrators and coaches to be more careful in planning their calenders so as to get maximum results from athletes during the fasting period.

Muslims across the world are observing the month of Ramadan, a period of fasting and abstinence as part of their faith.

Also, most Christian denominations are not left out in the practice which often depletes the body of sustenance needed for sporting rigours.

But Magaji said that only a detailed schedule of timetable and routine can help sports administrators and coaches achieve good results with their athletes.

“Fasting can affect athletes and lead to low productivity if careful planning of sports calendar doesn’t take the period of abstinence into consideration.

“But for us as Muslims, the Almighty has made it clear that it is not compulsory to observe fasting when matters are at stake.

“The faith allows for you to repay the fast during the off-season especially for footballers,” Magaji said.

The Executive Chairman made this statement on Thursday March 13, 2025, while observing Iftah with Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), at the Kwara Football Academy (KFA) Conference Room.

Also present at the event were the Kwara State Football Association, (KWSFA), Chairman, Hon Idris Abdullahi Musa, General Manager, Kwara United Football Club, Mallam Bashir Badawiy, Director of Football, ABS FC, High Chief Alloy Chukwuemeka, Director of Sports at the Commission, Malllam Ibrahim Bako and many others.