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NFA, Super Eagles Want Gabon Before Peru: Int’l Friendlies
The Nigeria Football Association (NFA), the Super Eagles handlers and players have indicated interest in playing the friendly against Gabon before that against Peru.
Ben Alaiya, the national team Media Officer, said in a statement in Lagos that the Gabon friendly would have been played after the Peru match.
The statement said the Nigerian officials wanted the match against Gabon played first following a request to that effect by Gabonese President Ali Bongo.
“The Gabonese have yet to finalise arrangement with the NFA and Nigerians must be patient to get the right information on when the game will be played and where,” it said.
It noted that Coach Stephen Keshi had said that the two games were important but must not be played too close to the Nations, and World Cup qualifiers, which begin in the first week of June.
“The fear of injuries to his key players and the need to keep the team’s tactics away from the prying eyes of the opponents may have informed Keshi’s position,” the statement said.
It quoted the national team secretary, Dayo Enebi Achor, as saying that only time would tell whether the Super Eagles would play against Gabon or not.
“We have to be patient with Gabon FA, because the game is at their request; we cannot force them to fix a date that suits only Nigeria,” it quoted Achor as saying.
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Chess Championship: Dan-Jumbo Emerges Best Female Player
The third edition of Naphtail Chess Open Championship which ended on Wednesday in Port Harcourt saw Rivers State born Queen Dan-Jumbo emerged best female player in the tournament following her impressive performance.
It was clash of the Titans as top Chess players in Nigeria gathered to chase honours.
The three days competition was held at Vee Hotel, Trans Amadi ,in Port Harcourt and over 80 players in Nigeria registered for the tournament this championship was recognised by International Chess Federation (FIDE).
Speaking with Tidesports in an exclusive interview on Saturday, Dan-Jumbo said her dream was to become Grand Master in Chess worldwide.
According to her, she started playing Chess at the age of 15 but went into it professionally in 2009 as she represented Rivers State in National Sports Festival (NSF) in Kaduna, the same year.
“I started playing Chess in the early 2000s. I picked the interest through my my elder brother as him and his friends always play Chess in our compound so I began to learn it.
” In 2009 I went to National Sports festival in Kaduna represented Rivers State and I won a silver medal on my board.
“In 2011 and 2012 NSFs I won two Gold medals each hosted by Rivers and Lagos States respectively. While in Edo NSF I won bronze medal” Dan-Jumbo said.
The Asari-Toru, in Rivers State born Chess player use the forum to advice upcoming Chess players to be focus, saying losing a game is part of every competition but the most important thing was that you don’t lose hope.
“My advice for upcoming chess players was that don’t lose focus. Even when you lose, find a way to adjust and get back out”, she added.
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