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Sports Give Children Right Direction – Cleric
The Proprietor of Peniel Football Academy, Aleto in Eleme Local Government Area of Rivers State, Pastor Friday Laleobe, has identified sports as an instrument that gives children the right direction.
According to him, with sporting activities, children can go to school, learn and become useful to themselves and the society.
Pastor Laleobe made the assertion at the weekend while speaking as the chairman of the occasion, during the commissioning of Gomswai Sports Academy Guest House, Aleto in Eleme LGA.
He noted that the establishment of every sports academy is to catch them at their tender age and teach them the basics of the game.
“Bringing children together and giving them the right direction with their talents, is to make them useful to themselves, family and the country at large.
I will say that Sports has helped in building our society, mostly guiding youths to the right direction” Pastor Laleobe said.
Speaking, the Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer of Gomswai Sports Academy, Gombawai Obari, said his dream is to bring unity in the area and create job opportunities in the sporting environment.
“The Guest House is to accommodate many sporting activities, such as volleyball, basketball and football”, Obari said.
Earlier, the president of Eleme Youth Council.( EYC) worldwide, Prince Gokpa assured the MD/ CEO of Gomswai Sports Academy, Gombawai Obari that Eleme youth will support him to actualise his vision.
He thanked the MD of the academy for bringing the youths together, in a bid to give them the right direction.
“Eleme youths are proud to associate with Gomswai Sports Academy. With this laudable development, the youths will no longer engage in negative activity”, Gokpa said.
By: Kiadum Edookor
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.
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.
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.