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PH City League: Rivers SWAN Chairman Charges Participants On Rules
In preparation for the commencement of Port Harcourt City League (PHCL) 2020, the organisers of the league have organised a one-day workshop tagged: ‘Technical and Operational Laws’ for participating clubs.
The workshop was held at Nigeria Union of Journalists, Rivers State Council secretariat, Ernest Ikoli Press Centre, Moscow Road, Port Harcourt, at the weekend.
Speaking at the workshop, the Chairman of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Rivers State Chapter, Udede Jim-Opiki, who spoke as special guest, urged participants to obey the rules of the game for a hitch-free competition and be good ambassadors.
“I charge you to be good representatives by adhering to the rules of the game for hitch-free competition. I know 16 teams will be participating in the League upon the lifting of the ban on contact sports by the Federal Govern-ment,” Jim-Opiki said.
Also speaking at the workshop, Secretary of the Main Organising Committee (MOC), Sanipe Tonte, advised participants to take advantage of the opportunity given to them and explore their potentials as grassroots clubs.
The key speaker at the workshop was a retired FIFA graded referee, Solomon Wokoma, who taught the participants the laws of the game, saying that the laws are always modified annu-ally.
The workshop was well attended by representatives from various club sides.
Tonye Orabere