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NYG : Team Delta Begins Final Preparation
Defending champions, Team Delta, has commenced their final preparation for the 2021 National Youth Games scheduled to hold in Ilorin, Kwara State.
Athletes from all the states of the federation will arrive in Ilorin on October 10 for the event, which is the sixth edition.
Chairman of Delta State Sport’s Commission, Tonobok Okowa, told Tidesports source yesterday that the athletes and coaches have begun camping for the Games.
Team Delta won the fifth edition of the National Youth Games in 2019 after garnering 104 medals. Delta had won all past editions of the game since its inception in 2013.
Team Delta topped the medals table at the end of the South-South zonal elimination, which took place at the Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba, last month.
The state organised a mini-trial for the athletics team, three weeks ago to select its athletes.
The mini-trial, according to Okowa, who is also the president of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), is to ensure that the athletics squad surpasses its 2019 record.
Meanwhile, following the completion of screenings by its 33 sports associations, the Lagos State Sports Commission is expected to have moved its athletes and coaches into a closed camp yesterday ahead of the National Youth Games.
According to the commission, athletes will be camped at Faith Plaza, Bariga, from October 3 to10, when the athletes will leave for Ilorin, Kwara State for the games.
According to Director-General of the Lagos State Sports Commission, Oluwatoyin Gafaar: “The 260 athletes will participate in 33 sports, which are athletics, deaf athletics, badminton, boxing, canoeing, chess, cycling, darts, fives, gymnastics, golf, judo, karate, scrabble, shooting, squash, swimming, table tennis, taekwondo, tennis, Ayo and kokowa.
“Others are weightlifting, wrestling, wushu kung-fu, para-athletics, para table tennis, handball, volleyball, football, hockey and rugby.”
He assured the athletes and coaches that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has provided all the necessary logistics and funds for the camping and execution of the National Youths Games in Ilorin.
Recall that Team Lagos placed second at the fifth National Youth Games, also held in Ilorin in September 2019.
Port Harcourt the capital city of Rivers State will be at the centre stage in Nigeria as Port Harcourt Arsenal Community will hold her maiden edition of Football Fans Fiesta (FFF).
The Fiesta scheduled to hold on the 13th December, 2025, at Eddiz wine bar GRA, promises to be all football fans carnival in the State , as there will be a lot of fanfares.
The Coordinator of Port Harcourt Arsenal Community (PHAC), Ugochukwu Oputa has said that the forthcoming Football Fans Fiesta was basically to promote peace, unity and love among football fans in irrespective of the cub.
He stated that sports is a catalyst to bring peace, love and Unity in any given society, hence the occasion was initiated.
Oputa said this in an interview with sports journalists in Port Harcourt yesterday, saying that arrangements are on top gear for a successful programme.
” This event is for all football fans irrespective of your club. It is basically to promote peace, love and Unity among fans.
“It is like stating the obvious that football is the catalyst of peace and unity in the world. So the Port Harcourt Arsenal Community want to use this avenue to bring people together and foster friendship.
“There is no gate fee, but it is expected to put on jersey of your club as to make the event look unique” Oputa said.
The Coordinator used the forum to advice football fans in the world to love one another, and equally urged fans that will attend the occasion to be of good conduct and behaviour.
Tonye Orabere
Liverpool’s season of abject misery worsened as they were beaten with embarrassing ease by a hugely impressive Nottingham Forest at Anfield.
Arne Slot’s Premier League champions were looking to bounce back from a heavy defeat at Manchester City, but instead ran into a Forest side revitalised under new manager Sean Dyche and looking back to their best.
Liverpool head coach Slot gave £125m British record signing Alexander Isak a start, but he was totally anonymous once more and only lasted 67 minutes.
Forest went ahead after 33 minutes when defender Murillo shot powerfully past fit-again Liverpool keeper Alisson to subdue an already anxious Anfield.
Igor Jesus had a second ruled out for handball, but Forest doubled their advantage 39 seconds after the break when former Liverpool defender Neco Williams set up Nicola Savona for a crisp finish in front of The Kop.
Liverpool could barely raise a response in a desperate display, Forest increasing their lead 12 minutes from time when Morgan Gibbs-White scored after Alisson saved from Omari Hutchinson.
It means Liverpool, who lie 11th before Saturday’s late fixture, have now lost six of their past seven Premier League games as Slot’s near £450m summer spending spree comes under further scrutiny.
Forest, meanwhile, are surging away from the relegation zone and are up to 16th.
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