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NPL Urges Clubs To Attend Soccerex Event
Chairman of the Nigeria Premier League, Board (NPL), Chief
Victor Rumson Baribote, has directed that only Chairmen/General Managers of the
Premier League clubs would be allowed to be the league management board as
delegates to the soccerex event scheduled to hold at the Orient Hotel in Lagos,
tomorrow.
Tidesports gathered that the NPL, requested all the clubs to
forward names of their delegates who must be the Chairman or General Manager
(depending on which is applied).
This was following a fresh letter sent to all the premier
league clubs signed by Sunday Obafeki, on behalf of the Acting Executive
Secretary, Tunji Babalola.
According to the letter the clubs are expected to forward
the names to the secretariat as soon as possible to avoid further delay of the
registration of the NPL delegate to the event.
While the letter emphasised that attendance is mandatory for
all Premier League Clubs, it also reminded the clubs that the NPL would pay the
participation fees which shall be recouped during registration for the
2012/2013 league season.
However, participants shall be responsible for their
transportation and accommodation expenses.
The letter further harped on the economic viability and
sponsorship options that the succerex event offers and urged clubs to make
optimum use of the rare opportunity.
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CAFCL: Finidi Laud Players Over Impressive Performance
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Umuahia Hosts Africa Para- Badminton Championship
The championship will run from today to October 12 at the International Conference Centre, Umuahia. On the ground for the championship are athletes from Brazil, Peru, Egypt, Cameroon, Tunisia, Nigeria, Mauritius and Rwanda. They arrived on Sunday.
Some of the other countries were expected in the Abia State capital yesterday. Speaking on the championship, yesterday, Abia State Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development, Nwobilor Ananaba, said the chief host, Governor Alex Otti, has mobilised facilities and the personnel to ensure a successful event.
Speaking through the Special Assistant to the Governor on Sports, Raymond Chima Ukwa, said: “We have the best mats, playing mats, especially the wheelchair playing mats, which is the first of its kind in West Africa.
“If you go around, you’ll see the hall and the preparation that has been made to ensure that people have an equitable world-class playing field.” Thrilled by Governor Otti’s support for the competition, Badminton Federation of Nigeria (BFN) President, Francis Orbih, said that, besides making all the necessary arrangements that will ensure a successful hosting of the events, “we will have a Para-Badminton workshop for coaches and players.
“Nigeria is doing well, Abia is doing well, and we want to do better to improve on where we are, which is why all these have been put together by Governor Otti.”
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FIFA U20: Flying Eagles Narrowly Loss to Norway
Nigeria’s Flying Eagles began their campaign at the 24th FIFA U20 World Cup with a narrow 1–0 loss to Norway on Monday, despite creating several opportunities to level the game.
Norway took the lead in the 9th minute after being awarded a controversial penalty. The Flying Eagles pressed for an equaliser but were denied two penalty claims in the second half.
Kparobo Arierhi came close in the 47th minute when his shot drifted wide with the goalkeeper beaten, while Tahir Maigana struck the upright in the 63rd minute.
Nasiru Salihu’s rising effort in the 71st minute also went narrowly over the bar, drawing gasps from the crowd.
Seven minutes from time, Maigana again tested Norway with a long-range strike that went just wide as Nigeria continued to pile on the pressure.
Despite their dominance, the Flying Eagles could not find the breakthrough and now turn their attention to Thursday’s clash against Saudi Arabia in their second group match.
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