Sports
Officials Urge Athletes To Shun Drugs
Traditional Sports officials
have decried the increasing wave of banned substances among athletes, including traditional sports athletes, saying the trend needed to be checked.
The officials disclosed this at the Lagos State Sports Festival tagged: “Ibile Games.”
The officials, who officiated at the Games, said that taking banned substances to enhance performance can be counterproductive.
They said they believe that sports should not be a-do-or-die affair but a career for a meaningful well being.
Games in traditional sports were Ayo, Abula, Dambe, traditional boxing, Kokowa, traditional wrestling and Langa, traditional combat sport.
While Ayo and Abula were not physical and do not need much energy to play but experience, the other three were physical and stressful.
The Chairman, Referee Traditional Wrestling of Nigeria, Dickson Omoro, said that the habit was common these days and needed to be checked.
Omoro said that athletes discovered using any hard drug in the traditional sports would be automatically disqualified from the Games.
“Such an athlete will not also have the opportunity to compete in the forthcoming 18th National Sports Festival in Lagos in November,’’ he said.
“I have noticed the use of drug by some athletes in some of our competitions and this must stop for future sake,” the referee said.
He said that athletes instead of taking to banned substances should try their best, saying it was the only way to go far in their career.
Also speaking, Lurky Izekor, the head coach of Dambe, advised that drugs would definitely limit the performance of athletes in the future although it seemed good to them now.
Izekor promised that greater efforts would be made to fight the menace to the barest minimum in the traditional sports.
“I have personally counselled our athletes on the need to do away with the use of banned drug when coming to compete in Kokowa and Dambe.
“Anyone found with drug will be disqualified from participating in competitions,” he said.
The head coach urged coaches to be alert and replace any athlete caught with banned substances.
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
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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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