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Crown FC’s Manager Promises Fantastic Season

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7 years ago

April 5, 2019

The General Manager of
Crown FC, Mr Rollanson Odeh, has pledged that all hands will be on deck to ensure that the Ajilete Warriors had a fantastic season.
The Media Officer of the club, Olatunji Alabi, said yesterday in Lagos that the management gave the assurance to the club’s at a stakeholders and management meeting held in Ogbomosho.
He said that the Manager, Odeh restated that the Ajilete Warriors would have a fantastic season in the yet to start 2018/2019 Nigeria National League.
“In the meeting, a lot of sundry issues ranging from security, obligations of various stakeholders, sensitisation and orientation of the spectators.
“They discussed the need to eradicate unruly behaviours at match venues, selling out conscience of some homers to visiting teams for peanuts among others were discussed.
“I appreciate you all for the contributions. I promise you that we will look into the issues raised and proffer positive solutions that will make this season a memorable one for us.
“We have no excuse not to promote this season and I plead that we do the needful toward achieving this feat,” he said in a statement.
Alabi added that “Ogunwola Omotosho (Omo Tee), Chairman, Ogbomoso Zonal FA, appreciated the management for their progressive contributions to the club.
“He also pledged to work hand in hand than ever before to ensure the Soun Boys get promoted to the elite division.
“I want to stress that hawking on the match days should be done before the commencements of matches, at half times and after games and not when matches were ongoing.
“We also need to make match days more interesting with the introduction of Raffle Draw, artists , football jogglers,etc before ,during halftimes and after each game,” he said.
The Chairman of the Supporters Club, Alhaji Mufutau Kilani (Ahuja), said there was the need to ensure smoking of weeds is totally prohibited around the match venue.
“He said that more corrected measures be put in place to protect match officials on match days to avoid any action that could affect the club and development of soccer, Kilani said.
Alabi said that Crown FC would travel to Ibadan to play Assurance FC at the Lekan Salami Stadium, Adamasingba, for the Oyo State Federation (AITEO) Cup on April 5, 2019 by 2 p.m.

Sports

Iwobi Optimistic On S’Eagles Qualification

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1 day ago

November 3, 2025

The Tide

Fulham midfielder Alex Iwobi says the Super Eagles will qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, declaring that Nigeria have the players and abilities to compete against any country in the world.

Iwobi spoke to Tidesports source ahead of Nigeria’s crunch playoff semi-final against Gabon on Thursday, November 13, in Rabat, Morocco.

The 28-year-old was reacting to Nigeria’s shaky World Cup qualifying campaign that saw the Eagles finish second in Group C behind South Africa’s Bafana Bafana.

“We’ve managed to rescue ourselves from the dead,” Iwobi told Tidesports source.

We know we have the players and the abilities to compete against any other country in the world.”

The Fulham star pointed to Nigeria’s star power, highlighting African Footballer of the Year winners Ademola Lookman and Victor Osimhen as proof of the squad’s quality.

“We have last year’s African best player (Ademola Lookman), the year before that (Victor Osimhen),” he said.

“It’ll be a shame if we don’t make it, but we have a lot of confidence. We just have to prove it to ourselves.”

Nigeria’s path to the United States, Canada and Mexico has been turbulent, with two coaches departing during the early stages of qualifying before Éric Chelle steadied the ship to steer the Super Eagles into November’s CAF playoffs.

Four nations from the continent – Nigeria, Cameroon, DR Congo and Gabon – will vie for a solitary spot to compete in next March’s inter-confederation playoffs, with a view to joining the already nine qualified African nations at the Finals.

It would mark Iwobi’s second appearance at the World Cup Finals and the Super Eagles’ first since the 2018 edition of the competition.

Back then, Iwobi featured in all three games as Nigeria was knocked out in the group stage.

Sports

ATLANTICBELL CEO ADVICE SPORTS WRITERS ON SPECIALIZATION

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1 day ago

November 3, 2025

The Tide

The Chief Executive Officer(CEO) and Publisher of the Atlantic Bell Online medium, Mr. Celestine Ogolo has advised sports writers in Nigeria to diversify in sports writing and not to concentrate on football reporting alone.

He stated that in spite the fact that sports journalists are doing greatly in the country but hardly find any sports journalist that specializes on a particular sport reporting and become an authority, as it obtainable in advance countries.

Mr. Ogolo , who was the former Chairman of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) Rivers State Chapter, said this after he received the Veteran Sports Journalist Award, during the SWAN @60 Diamond jubilee award night, in Abuja on Friday.

According to him, sports journalists have done tremendously well in sports development through effective and efficient reportage.

“SWAN has done greatly to develop sports in Nigeria, so they should be given its rightful place.

“Members should continue to do what they are doing, Nigerians are sports loving people when you give them facts and accurate reporting they will be happy, besides, sports writers have a big role to play in advancement of sports in Nigeria”, Mr. Ogolo said.

The former General Manager of Rivers State Newspaper Corporation, publishers of The TIDE Newspapers, used the opportunity to express his profound gratitude to the National Executive Council (NEC) of SWAN for the award.

He explained that the award is one of the most important and special awards he has received, hence it came from his primary constituency as a journalist.

” I am not just happy but overwhelmed. This award will spur me to contribute more in development of sports and I we equally support SWAN Rivers State Chapter in my little way” he stated.

By: Tonye Orabere

Sports

DEPUTY PRESIDENT EXPRESSES COMMITMENT TO SUPPORT SPORTS DEV, SWAN

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1 day ago

November 3, 2025

The Tide

The Deputy National President of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) Mr. Bonny Nyong has expressed commitment to support sports development and move SWAN forward.

He stated that the sports writing fraternity is where he cannot forget as a sports journalist that starts from the grassroots.

Mr. Nyong said this while presiding over South South SWAN zonal meeting of Chairmen and Secretaries, including some elders in the zone, on Friday, in Abuja.

He explained what led to his suspension and sue unity and peace amongst members, saying that what happened should be a thing of the past, as he was actually misled and deceived.

The Deputy National President reiterated his commitment to work with Cyril Dum Wite led administration in Rivers State Chapter of SWAN, saying that SWAN is one and there should be no division of any such.

He reels out ideas that can make SWAN viable and enviable in the zone.

“I want peace and unity amongst members of the association in the zone, we are one family, let us work as family. Thank God I am back fully, members of the zone will enjoy the association”, Mr. Nyong said.

Also speaking the Vice President of SWAN south south zone, Azuka Chiemeka, thanked members that attended the meeting and also advised members to work in peace, unity and love with others members to achieve positive result.

It will be recalled Bonny Nyong was suspended in Full council meeting held in Kano following what can be described as misconduct, but was forgiven and his suspension was lifted after he apologised to Full council members in a meeting, held in Abuja, during SWAN@60 celebrations.

By: Tonye Orabere