Abia Host’s S’East Zonal Elimination

Abia State will today
host the zonal elimination stage of the 2012 National Sports
Festival  that would be held in Lagos
state, says Mr Isaac Ogbonna, Secretary, Abia Sports Council.

Ogbonna told newsmen in Umuahia, that Abia, and Imo were the
only states that would feature in the zonal elimination stage for the ball
events.

He said that such events as basketball, handball, volley
ball, football, Abula would be competed for.

Ogbonna said that the state was poised to take both the
elimination competition and the 2012 Sport Festival itself by storm.

“Abia State is known to be a team that produces the best
athletes and we are a state to reckon with when you talk of South East and may
be South South.

“We are preparing very well. If you go to the stadium now we
have beehive of activities. Our athletes are training.

“In fact we have redoubled our training period from morning
and evening. So we are preparing very well.

“The zonal elimination organised by the National Sports
Commission is between Abia and Imo. We are only two states in the zone. Abia
will be hosting because we have the facilities.