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Akindele U-15 Boys, Girls Tourney Kicks Off
The 2023 Bola Akindele Cup for U-15 Boys and Girls football competition will begin today at the Nigeria Railway Institute Football pitch, Ebute Metta, Mainland, Lagos.
The tournament, which is organised with the support of the Lagos State Grassroots Soccer Association, will see 32 teams in the boys’ category and 24 teams in the girls’ class battle for trophies and prize money set aside for the winners up to the fourth-placed teams.
According to the organisers, the winner will pocket N400,000, the first runner-up gets N300,000, second runner-up N200,000 and N100,000 for the fourth placed teams in both categories.
At the unveiling of trophies, the sponsor and Chairman of Courteville Business Solutions PLC, Dr. Adebola Akindele, stated that the championship was borne out of passion to present a platform for the youth to showcase their talent, adding that this has led to many talents who went on to play for the country’s youth levels in the boys and girls’ categories.
“The company is sponsoring the competition not because of the profit, but we are doing this to empower the young footballers, who want to take football as their career. I am happy that some of the players who played in this tournament before are currently in the Golden Eaglets and female junior national teams. This is good news for us and we are still committed to sponsoring this tournament on q yearly basis,” Akindele said.
According to the Match Coordinator, Taofeek Ajibola, arrangements have been put in place for the opening match, while urging all the participating teams to abide by the rules.
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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