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PH Holds Rumuwoji Traders Football Competition
The Unity Traders Football Cup Competition, Rumuwoji in Port Harcourt City Local Government, Rivers State, kicked off on Tuesday, at Rumuwoji play ground, Mile One, Diobu.
The competition was geared towards bringing peace and unity among traders in the State, particularly those in Mile One market.
Speaking at the event, Chairman, Mile One Market Traders Association of Port Harcourt, Umanakwe Wobo, said the essence of the tournament was basically to foster and sustain the existing peace and unity among traders.
According to him, the tournament was put on hold for about 15 years due to disputes in the market association, adding that the new Exco has decided to use sports to bring peace.
Wobo, who was represented by the Vice Chairman of the association, Chuks Emenike, said this in an exclusive interview with Tidesports, on Tuesday, at Rumuwoji playground.
He explained that the introduction of the tournament was to create an avenue to know each other more better, saying that the competition has produced stars like the Vice Chairman Chuks Emenike, who got an invitation to play for Esperance of Tunisia.
“This competition have been holding for years but was put on hold because of dispute among our people, now the new Exco has reintroduced it for peace and unity.
“We were having a lot of disputes in the market, things were not working out well with us but today peace has returned as you can see,” Wobo said.
The chairman used the medium to call on his members to forget the past and join hands with the new Exco to move the association forward.
By: Kiadum Edookor
The championship will run from today to October 12 at the International Conference Centre, Umuahia. On the ground for the championship are athletes from Brazil, Peru, Egypt, Cameroon, Tunisia, Nigeria, Mauritius and Rwanda. They arrived on Sunday.
Some of the other countries were expected in the Abia State capital yesterday. Speaking on the championship, yesterday, Abia State Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development, Nwobilor Ananaba, said the chief host, Governor Alex Otti, has mobilised facilities and the personnel to ensure a successful event.
Speaking through the Special Assistant to the Governor on Sports, Raymond Chima Ukwa, said: “We have the best mats, playing mats, especially the wheelchair playing mats, which is the first of its kind in West Africa.
“If you go around, you’ll see the hall and the preparation that has been made to ensure that people have an equitable world-class playing field.” Thrilled by Governor Otti’s support for the competition, Badminton Federation of Nigeria (BFN) President, Francis Orbih, said that, besides making all the necessary arrangements that will ensure a successful hosting of the events, “we will have a Para-Badminton workshop for coaches and players.
“Nigeria is doing well, Abia is doing well, and we want to do better to improve on where we are, which is why all these have been put together by Governor Otti.”
Nigeria’s Flying Eagles began their campaign at the 24th FIFA U20 World Cup with a narrow 1–0 loss to Norway on Monday, despite creating several opportunities to level the game.
Norway took the lead in the 9th minute after being awarded a controversial penalty. The Flying Eagles pressed for an equaliser but were denied two penalty claims in the second half.
Kparobo Arierhi came close in the 47th minute when his shot drifted wide with the goalkeeper beaten, while Tahir Maigana struck the upright in the 63rd minute.
Nasiru Salihu’s rising effort in the 71st minute also went narrowly over the bar, drawing gasps from the crowd.
Seven minutes from time, Maigana again tested Norway with a long-range strike that went just wide as Nigeria continued to pile on the pressure.
Despite their dominance, the Flying Eagles could not find the breakthrough and now turn their attention to Thursday’s clash against Saudi Arabia in their second group match.
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