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Cleric Advises Parents To Encourage Children In Sports

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Parents have been advised to encourage their children and wards to develop interest in spots as it helped the body mentally alert and physically fit.
A cleric and proprietor it friendly Educational Resources Port Harcourt, Rev Wanoemi Kienworio made the assertion during the maiden Annual Inter-House Sports completion of the School held at No. 1 field, Port Harcourt Township over the weekend.
Rev. Kienworio said the sole aim of every school is to harvest young talents through proper streaming and sports, pointing out that the school had made a great impact academically, morally and now in sports.
The man of God said they have been able to expose the kids positively by educating them as their parents put them under their care, and promised that they would try their possible best to bring out the God deposited talent from each and every child with the special grace of God.
According to him, they are to celebrate the inter-house sports with joy as it is the maiden education, adding that exercise is energy.
He specially appealed to parents to understand that if a child is not participation in sports, he or she is gifted in another area and expressed delight will all that made the occasion a huge success.
The Proprietor of Friendly Educational Resources (FER), Re Kienworio later in a chat expressed worry that most people have not been showing interest in sports hence the death of sporting activities in the state and appealed for its resustenance the State and appealed for its resustenance.
Rev Kienworio said people should put more life in sports as was of old and create awareness, so that sports would develop in the state.
On the performances of the athletes at the inter-House sports, he expressed optimism that burden talents in the school if well harnessed or groomed would made the state proud by winning laurels in national and international competitions, calling on the government to also give all sports priority attention so as to encourage the talents discover through such activities.
He also expressed gratitude to the parents, well-wishers and friends for their encouragement and appealed for their assistance in any way to caution the challenges facing the school.
Out of five houses that took part in the inter-house sports, Glorious Yellow House came tops.

Collins Barasimeye

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RSG Pledges To Develop  Baseball 

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Rivers State Government has pledged to provide training pitch for Baseball in the State.
The Director of Sports in Rivers State Sports Council, Obia Inyengiyikabo made pledge on Tuesday in an interview with sports journalists shortly after the five days Intensive Capacity Development Course For Baseball Coaches.
Inyengiyikabo said the State Government has given priority to sport development.
” Yes we are happy for the five days Intensive Capacity development programme for baseball coaches in Nigeria.Sure by the grace of God the Governor of the  State Sir Siminialayi Fubara will provide Baseball pitch.
” This  programme, I am sure will be an eye opener for our youth to fall in love with the game. I appreciate the Global Sports Partners for finding Rivers State worthy host the  programme”,  Inyengiyikabo stated.
Meanwhile the Director of Global Sports Partner’s Coach Justin Rhondes from United States of America ( USA) expressed joy for the turnout.
He stated that seeing the coaches and players impressive turnout was  indication the game was popular in Nigeria.
” We Global Sports Partners, our key word is partner, so for us we are ready to come back to Nigeria any time.
“The  few days we have stayed  Coaches and players has benefited a lot from the programme”, he said.
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CAFCL : Rivers United Arrives DR Congo

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Rivers United FC of Port Harcourt contingent, comprising players, technical crew, backroom staff, and officials,  depart the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos State on Wednesday, bound for Kinshasa, DR Congo. 

 

The team is set to face FC Les Aigles du Congo in the first-round first-leg match of the CAF Champions League.

 

This was contained in a press release signed by the media officer of the club, Charles Mayuku and made available to Tidesports on Wednesday.

 

He said that the highly anticipated match is scheduled to take place at the 80,000-capacity Kinshasa-Complexe Omnisports Stade des Martyrs on morrow with kickoff slated for 3:30pm. 

 

According to the statement the encounter marks the first-ever meeting between both sides in any competition, adding that an air of excitement and unpredictability to the fixture.

 

“As the Pride of Nigeria embarks on this crucial journey, the team is determined to return with a decent result that will set them up favorably for the second leg on Sunday, 28th September” the statement said.

 

 

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FIFA rankings: S’Eagles drop Position, remain sixth in Africa

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Nigeria’s Super Eagles have slipped one place in the latest FIFA World Rankings, falling from 44th to 45th globally while maintaining sixth position on the African continent.

The new rankings, released via FIFA’s official X handle on Thursday, reflect the team’s continued struggles under Coach Eric Chelle amid a stuttering 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign.

This marks a second consecutive decline after the Nigerian side dropped from 43rd to 44th in August on the back of poor outings in recent international matches.

Despite Nigeria’s setback, several African teams made progress. Morocco remains the continent’s highest-ranked side, sitting 11th in the world after winning eight of their last nine matches. Senegal, Egypt, Algeria and Côte d’Ivoire complete Africa’s top five.

Lesotho slipped to 153rd place, while Benin Republic, Nigeria’s upcoming opponent, climbed to 93rd. South Africa’s Bafana Bafana, who held the Super Eagles to a 1-1 draw in June, rose to 55th, strengthening their bid for World Cup qualification.

Zimbabwe had the biggest slide down the ranking table, dropping nine places to 125th position in the world.

The rankings highlight Nigeria’s struggle to regain form on the global stage as key rivals continue to surge ahead.

Similarly, the Super Falcons of Nigeria remain 36th best in the world], while the Spanish female national team replaced the USA at the top of the women’s ranking.

 

 

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