Sports
How Football Competition Promotes Peace, Unity In Nigeria – Edede
Joel Ajayi
Project Director for the Eight Dreamland Embassy of Hungary cup, Ndudi Edede, on Friday said the football competition will promote peace and unity in Nigeria.
He said this in Abuja at the ongoing Eight editions of Dreamland designed to discover talents to develop football from the grassroots.
According to him, in this year’s edition, they have more than 10 partners that supported the ongoing competition.
“We also have more partnerships such as companies from “Hungary Be strong, Tropic International Mining limited, Nigeria Football Federation, Mailantarki Care Sports”, among others
“This event is designed to discover talents, to promote unity and peace in the country.
“The competition is growing and people have begun to invest in the events. And we will continue to do our best to ensure that we are innovative about it.
“This edition in particular is designed to promote peace and also use it to discover talents and as such to develop football from the grassroots”, he said.
Edede said this year’s event is used to touch lives and the players that will be discovered in this championship.
He said Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, and the Ministry of Youth and Sports Development have been supporting the championship.
Sports
Nigeria Customs Service Embarks on Training Tour
Joel Ajayi
As part of preparations for the 2025 African Women’s Club Championship, the Nigeria Customs Service women’s volleyball team has embarked on a training tour in Benin Republic.
The tournament is scheduled to take place from April 1 to 14 in Abuja, Nigeria.
The team departed for Benin Republic on Wednesday.
The Sports Secretary of the Nigeria Customs Service, Samuel Onikeku, appreciated the Comptroller General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi MFR, and his management team for approving the training tour.
He emphasised that the tour would allow the players and coaching crew to assess their level of preparedness for the upcoming championship.
Onikeku expressed confidence in the team’s potential to make a strong impression at the tournament, citing the support received from the Federal Government of Nigeria, particularly through the First Lady, Her Excellency Senator Oluremi Tinubu CON.
He said, “The volleyball team has traveled to Benin Republic for a 10-day training tour. The players have been in camp since February, and this tour will provide them with an opportunity to compete against teams outside the country.
“I want to appreciate the Comptroller General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi MFR, and his management team for approving this training tour.
“During the training tour, Nigeria Customs Service will take on strong opponents from Benin Republic, Ghana and Togo.
“The support we received from Nigeria’s First Lady, Her Excellency Senator Oluremi Tinubu CON, has been tremendous, and the team is committed to making the country proud.”
He said the service is determined to better their position after finishing fourth place in 2021.
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