Sports
Supporters’ Chairman Canvasses Dolphins, Sharks’ Welfare
Chairman of Dolphins Football Club Supporters Club, Mr. Otis Asonye has called on the Rivers State Ministry of Sports to look into the problems of players and management of all the state-owned football clubs.
Asonye, made the call yesterday in a telephone interview with Tidesports. He said, it was not enough to pay salaries and sign-on fees to players and coaches and leave the clubs to malfunction.
According to him, the appropriate authority responsible for the clubs should know the internal problems of the clubs with the view to solving them inorder for them to achieve success.
“ I will say that to pay salaries and sign-on fees to players and coaches, are not the only problems of the clubs, there are other problems that the teams are facing, like welfare and motivation, including misunderstandings between the coaches” Asonye said.
He believed that the recent unimpressive performance of the teams, especially, their 1 – 0 defeat by Heartland FC, last Wednesday, in the Federation Cup match was due to lack of motivation.
He said that it was disheartening that the players had not received their sign-on fees and some months’ salaries.
“My brother, this players have their families, most of them are breadwinners in their family, they need to eat and take care of their families.
“How can a player in Premier League be comfortable borrowing, most of the players are really demoralised and you know what that can do to their productivity,” said Asonye.
The Supporters Club boss, continued that one of the ways to get good results from every sportsman was to motivate him or her morally or financially.
He used the forum to appeal to the clubs’ sponsors to ensure that the players and coaches get their entitlements to enable them focus on getting the desired result.
It will be recalled that the new Commissioner for Sports, Hon Fred Igwe last week declared that he would focus on ensuring that athletes’ welfare were given priority attention in the state.
He also promised to ensure that the entitlements owed Sharks and Dolphins FCs were settled sooner than later.
Tonye Orabere
Sports
CAFCC: Enyimba International In Pot 3 For Draws
African soccer governing body has released the pots for the qualified teams for the group stage of the Confederation Cup, Tidesports sources reports.
Enyimba International is among the 16 qualified teams for the group stage of the competition.
The People’s Elephant was placed in pot 3 alongside ASJaaraf, CS Constantine; Bravos Do Maquils, Lunda Suliat, Orapa United, Black Bulls, and Stellenbosch. Pot 1 consists of Zamalek, RS Berkane, Simba SC, and USM Algers while Pot 2 has ASEC Mimosa, Stade Malien, Al Masry, and CS Sfaxien.
Sports
AFCON 2025 Qualifiers : Super Eagles Host Libya, Oct 11
The Super Eagles of Nigeria will host the Mediterranean Knights of Libya in a 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matchday three encounter at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo on Friday, October 11.
The two teams will clash in a matchday four encounter at the Tripoli International Stadium four days later.
The Super Eagles started their qualifying campaign with a 3-0 home win against the Cheetahs of Benin Republic.
The three-time African champions were held to 0-0 draw by the Amavubi of Rwanda in their second group game.The West Africans occupy top spot in Group D with four points from two games.
Libya are bottom of the group after amassing one point from two games.
Only the top teams in each group will advance to the tournament proper in Morocco beginning in December 2025.
Meanwhile, Libya has opted to host Group D leaders Nigeria at the Martyrs of Benina Stadium, in their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying Matchday 4 encounter. The facility is located in the city of Benina, some 19 kilometres outside the country’s second city, Benghazi.
Known previously as Hugo Chávez Stadium, the stadium is a 10,000-capacity facility with an artificial turf.
Both countries will do a Matchday 3 battle at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, Uyo on Friday, 11th October, before the clash in the city at the edge of the Mediterranean Sea on Tuesday, 15th October.
While the match in Uyo will kick off at 5pm, the battle in Benina will commence at 8pm Nigeria time.
Libya remain bottom of Group D after two rounds of matches, following a 1-1 at home to Rwanda (a game that was played at the Tripoli International Stadium) and a 1-2 loss to the Cheetahs of Benin Republic in Abidjan.
Nigeria tops the pool with four points, after a 3-0 spanking of Benin Republic in Uyo on Matchday 1 and a scoreless draw with Rwanda’s Amavubi in Kigali on Matchday 2.
Sports
NYG: Kano Athletes Protest Over Allowances In Asaba
Kano State athletes, who participated in the concluded 8th edition of the National Youth Games (NYG) in Asaba, Delta State, last Friday called on Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf to address the issue of their poor camp allowances.
The athletes, speaking anonymously, expressed dissatisfaction with the daily allowance they received, claiming it was significantly lower than that of their counterparts from neighbouring Northwestern states.
“We were given less than N20,000 for ten days, while athletes from Kaduna, Katsina, Sokoto, Kebbi, and Zamfara received N50,000. Jigawa athletes were paid the highest, receiving N80,000,” one of the athletes said.
Despite the disparity in allowances, the athletes secured five gold, three silver, and one bronze in the competition.
They urged the governor to intervene and resolve the issue.
Also, the athletes commended the Kano State Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Mustapha Rabiu Kwankwaso, for supporting other athletes representing the state in sports like football and basketball and hoped for similar support.
The objective of the National Youth Games, initiated by former President Goodluck Jonathan in 2013, is to promote unity, peace, and understanding among youths while addressing issues of restiveness and unemployment across the country.
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