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Potters Want Govt To Rehabilitate B’ Ball Court
The Niger Potters Basketball Club, Minna, yesterday appealed to the Niger State Government to rehabilitate its indoor court at the 123 Sports Hall to stop it from begging for a training facility.
Its Head Coach,Coach Danladi Ndatsu, made the appeal in an interview with newsmen in Minna.
“We are not training on our court at the 123 Sports Hall because it is in bad shape.
“We want the government to rehabilitate the court to enable us train there instead of looking for place to train,’’ he said.
Ndatsu said that the club was currently training at the state’s College of Education Indoor Sports Hall at the mercy of the Provost, who is the current Chairman of the club.
“We are using the Indoor Sports Hall because our current chairman is the Provost of the college.
“When his tenure expires in the next two months, we have to pay for the hall before we can use it,’’ he said.
He said that in the ongoing Kwesse Basketball Premier League, the club had reached the Conference’s Final 6, scheduled for August 11 to 18 in Kaduna.
The coach said that the club was ready for the game as the state government was making efforts to provide the logistics involved.
He listed the clubs that had qualified for the final to include: Niger Potters, Minna, Kano Pillars of Kano, Gombe Bulls of Gombe, Mark Mentors of Abuja, Defenders of Abuja and Plateau Peaks of Jos.
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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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