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Fans Tip S’Eagles To Beat Iceland

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Most Nigerians have tipped the Super Eagles of Nigeria to emerge victorious in today’s 2018 World Cup match with Iceland.
It is Nigeria’s second group D match at the mundial and Eagles must win to have any tenlistic chance of progressing in the competition.
Football fans especially in Port Harcourt have said that the Eagles must forget the 2-0 loss to Croatia and move for ward by beating Iceland today.
The Secretary of Youths Sports Federation of Nigeria (YSFON) Rivers State Chapter, White Bentyger said that the Eagles will win the match against Iceland today because after loss to Croatia the team has learnt from their mistake.
He stated this on a telephone interview with Tidesports yesterday, following the Eagles match against Iceland today in Volgograd Russia in the on going World Cup.
It is the match day two of the Super Eagles in the mundia against Iceland in their group stage which has Argentine, Croatia and Iceland.
Bentyger explained that, the Eagles’ can do better if they start with the players that played against Croatia.
He urged Nigerians to pray for the Eagles instead of blaming their poor creation, adding that, Eagles can surprise the world by qualifying from the group stage in the mundia.
The secretary of YSFON noted that, there have been a lot of surprises in the tournament, he commended the courage of the coach, Gerrot Rohr for notthing about the reaction of some Nigerians who do not know much about the game.
“Super Eagles will imprve in their second match against Iceland, he said.
Earlier, the head Coach of Divine football club of Port Harcourt, Goodluck Ebenezer said, that Super Eagles are expected to do better than their first match because all Nigerians are solidly behind them.
If Nigeria wins Iceland in today’s match all Nigerians have a story to tell, Goodluck Ebenezer said.

 

Kiadum Edookor

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Rivers Referee Academy To Produce FIFA Graded Referees Soon 

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The coordinator of the Rivers State Referee Academy in Port Harcourt Coach Ere Dokubo said he foresee a situation where the academy would produce International referees in eight years to come.
According to him their target was  to get the best in their early age that will officiate in FIFA organised football  competitions.
Coach Dokubo made the assertion at the weekend in a chat with Tidesports in Port Harcourt , saying that students admitted into the academy are between eight and 13 years bracket.
He explained that  Nigeria have not  produced referees to officiate  World cup games was because most of the referees did not start on time but believed that the academy would produce referees of that standard.
” We  admit them in their early age between  eight, nine and 13,  the first phase just ended because it was an holiday programme as  most of them are students.
” We are targeting to produce FIFA graded referees  in the future.
” I believe in eight years to come some of  these ones we are bringing up today will be FIFA graded  referees out of them, some will officiate in the highest league that is Nigeria Professional Football League ( NPFL), why some will officiate in the lower league( NLO).
” I am optimistic  that we must produce FIFA graded referees from the academy” Dokubo stated.
Kiadum Edookor
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RSG Set To Host School Sports Competition Soon

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Rivers State Government has reiterates its  commitment to host schools sports competitions  in August this year, to boost grassroots sports development with the view to discover hidden talents.

The State Commissioner of sports  Barrister Christopher Green, disclosed this on Saturday,  in an interview with sports journalists, at the final of Strata base open national Karate Championship, held at Alfred Diete Spiff Sports Complex, Moscow road in Port Harcourt.
He said the intention of the State was to bring back sporting activities, as it used to be back in the days.
” Our intention was to catch them young and groom them to stardom. Three months from now we are going to organise school sports,  where we can identify talents.
“In those days the  likes of Oriji and Ken Saro Wiwa Cup were avenues to discover talents, we are now going back to organise such competitions.
” Apart from that we are also going to  host Public Service games, this is coming up  in November this year too”, Barrister Green said.
According to him, every corporate organisation that sponsored any sports competition would have something in returns.
” I want to say that  since the inception of this administration led by Sir Siminialayi Fubara the State have being doing well tremendously and sporting activities is almost at the peak” he stated.
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Chess Championship: Dan-Jumbo Emerges Best Female Player

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The third edition of Naphtail Chess Open Championship which ended on Wednesday  in Port Harcourt saw Rivers State born Queen Dan-Jumbo emerged best female player in the tournament following her impressive performance.

 

It was clash of the Titans as  top Chess players in Nigeria gathered to chase honours.

 

The three days competition was held at Vee Hotel, Trans Amadi ,in Port Harcourt and over 80 players in Nigeria  registered for the tournament this championship was recognised by  International Chess Federation (FIDE).

 

Speaking with Tidesports in an exclusive interview on Saturday, Dan-Jumbo said her dream was to become Grand Master in  Chess worldwide.

 

According to her, she started playing Chess at the age of 15 but went into it professionally in 2009 as she represented Rivers State in National Sports Festival (NSF) in Kaduna, the same year.

 

“I started playing Chess in the early 2000s. I picked the interest through my my elder brother as him and his friends always play Chess in our compound so I began to learn it.

 

” In 2009 I went to  National Sports festival in Kaduna represented Rivers State and I  won a silver medal on my board.

 

“In 2011 and 2012  NSFs  I won two Gold medals each hosted by Rivers and Lagos States respectively. While in Edo NSF I won bronze medal” Dan-Jumbo said.

 

The Asari-Toru, in Rivers State  born Chess player use the forum to advice upcoming Chess players to be focus, saying losing a game is part of every competition but the  most important thing was that you don’t lose hope.

 

“My advice for upcoming chess players was that don’t lose focus. Even when you lose, find a way to adjust and get back out”, she added.

Tonye Orabere

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