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Rivers Angels Coach Not Happy After 3-1 Win
The Head Coach of Rivers Angels, Okon Odoh said in spite of the 3-1 win against sure Babes of Kwara, that game was a difficult one.
He stated that the visitors were better side but he was happy with the three goals scored by his team, saying that the most important thing was the three points at stake.
Odoh said this at the Yakubu Gowon stadium in Port Harcourt on Wednesday after is team defeated the sure Babes in the week two at the going Nigeria woman football league in Rivers State capital.
According to him there are no push over in football noting that Angels played poorly but at the end of the day they were able to win the game.
” Sure Babas are new in the Female League, but the players are not new in playing Female football”, Udoh said.
He explained that many of the players in sure Babes have represented the country in the female football at the junior level.
The head coach commended the officials over good officiating adding that if the centre referrers does a good a job female football League will improve.
He revealed that before their game against Conflence Queens in Lokoja he will go back to the drawing board to correct the grey area in the team, to enable them run away with three points.
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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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