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Trade Fair/Expo, NNOEP others stages Football Talent Hunt in Abuja
In it’s desire to engage the teeming youth in the country, the Nigeria International Trade Fair/Expo organizers would be hosting the Nigeria Non-Oil Exportable Products in Nigeria and other foreign Countries with a two days football talent Hunt scheduled from 16th to 17th May in the Nigeria Capital Territory.
The talent Hunt has its Theme; “Diversification as catalyst to our National Development”.
In a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja by Engineer Innocent Ogu said the talent hunt initiative at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium Abuja will not only help discover talent but it will attract investment
opportunities to Nigeria.
“Football being one of the Special Non-oil products has been taken very seriously and we are keen to see its development.
“We are going to fixture Football matches in all the destinations where we are exhibiting the Nigerian Non-Oil exportable products (Malta, Brazil,
South Korea, Mexico, and Turkey). Our selected football players during
the talent hunt exercise would play with the counterpart players of the
destination clubs.
“We want to showcase our boys for international engagements, contracts
and Professionalism.
“Consequently, we are calling for Football Talented Youths between the
ages of 18 to 25 years to come in numbers and participate in this two day exercise as selection will be based on merit.
According to him, the main events which is scheduled for June 21- 23 will start with an exposition at the Sheraton Hotel and Towers, Abuja, with the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF); Boss Mustapha set to declare the event open.
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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