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Boxers To Train In Azerbaijan For London Olympics
Nigerian boxers are to train in Azerbaijan or Cuba, ahead of the London 2012 Olympics, the Secretary of the Nigeria Boxing Federation (NBF), Patrick Uwagbale, said at the weekend in Mozambique.
Uwagbale told the Tidesports source at the ongoing 10th All Africa Games in Maputo that the boxers’ performances at the competition showed the need for the tour.
‘’It was not totally okay. Their performance did not meet our expectations in terms that no gold medal was won.
‘’Three of the boxers who reached the finals had injuries from their earlier fights and this affected their performance,’’ he said.
The NBF scribe said that the boxers who made it to the final were defeated because they were technically deficient.
Uwagbale said that the technical team would be fine-tuned to yield the required results at the 2012 Games.
‘’Any athlete that reaches the final of an event is a top-level athlete but if defeated at that stage, it means his opponent had a superior technical depth,’’ he said.
Uwagbale dismissed the claim by a Lagos State boxing coach that the boxers did not perform optimally because coaches they were familiar with did not handle them at the Games.
He attributed the federation’s achievements at the sports fiesta to the participation of the boxers in an international tournament in Ghana before the Games.
‘’The international tourney paid off because it exposed the boxers to competition.
‘’Some of the opponents our boxers defeated at the semi-final stage were those they met at the tourney.
‘’If we had gone for a training tour without the competition, we might not have achieved what we did,’’ Uwagbale said.
The NBF secretary said that the boxers’ performances in Mozambique indicated that the sport was gradually bouncing back to reckoning in Nigeria.
Port Harcourt the capital city of Rivers State will be at the centre stage in Nigeria as Port Harcourt Arsenal Community will hold her maiden edition of Football Fans Fiesta (FFF).
The Fiesta scheduled to hold on the 13th December, 2025, at Eddiz wine bar GRA, promises to be all football fans carnival in the State , as there will be a lot of fanfares.
The Coordinator of Port Harcourt Arsenal Community (PHAC), Ugochukwu Oputa has said that the forthcoming Football Fans Fiesta was basically to promote peace, unity and love among football fans in irrespective of the cub.
He stated that sports is a catalyst to bring peace, love and Unity in any given society, hence the occasion was initiated.
Oputa said this in an interview with sports journalists in Port Harcourt yesterday, saying that arrangements are on top gear for a successful programme.
” This event is for all football fans irrespective of your club. It is basically to promote peace, love and Unity among fans.
“It is like stating the obvious that football is the catalyst of peace and unity in the world. So the Port Harcourt Arsenal Community want to use this avenue to bring people together and foster friendship.
“There is no gate fee, but it is expected to put on jersey of your club as to make the event look unique” Oputa said.
The Coordinator used the forum to advice football fans in the world to love one another, and equally urged fans that will attend the occasion to be of good conduct and behaviour.
Tonye Orabere
Liverpool’s season of abject misery worsened as they were beaten with embarrassing ease by a hugely impressive Nottingham Forest at Anfield.
Arne Slot’s Premier League champions were looking to bounce back from a heavy defeat at Manchester City, but instead ran into a Forest side revitalised under new manager Sean Dyche and looking back to their best.
Liverpool head coach Slot gave £125m British record signing Alexander Isak a start, but he was totally anonymous once more and only lasted 67 minutes.
Forest went ahead after 33 minutes when defender Murillo shot powerfully past fit-again Liverpool keeper Alisson to subdue an already anxious Anfield.
Igor Jesus had a second ruled out for handball, but Forest doubled their advantage 39 seconds after the break when former Liverpool defender Neco Williams set up Nicola Savona for a crisp finish in front of The Kop.
Liverpool could barely raise a response in a desperate display, Forest increasing their lead 12 minutes from time when Morgan Gibbs-White scored after Alisson saved from Omari Hutchinson.
It means Liverpool, who lie 11th before Saturday’s late fixture, have now lost six of their past seven Premier League games as Slot’s near £450m summer spending spree comes under further scrutiny.
Forest, meanwhile, are surging away from the relegation zone and are up to 16th.
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