Sports
17 Teams Rumbles in FCT, As Paul E U17 Tourney start on Friday
All is now set for the commencement of the Paul E U17 Cup which will be held in Abuja from 14 to 24 April 2023.
According to the fixtures made available by the Organizers, Paul E Academy will be taking on Jazzy Stars Feeders in the opening match slated for the 14th of April, 2023 at Area 10 Old Parade Ground Garki Abuja.
Group A of the tournament will comprise Successful Pillars, Derby FA, Like Minds FA, Flight FA and Jay 1 FA.
Group B will include
Olympic Hybrid FA, Daniel FA, Youth Arise FA and Turf Arena FA.
Clubs like: Virtual FC, Gamji Sports, HB Academy, and Peculiar FA will battle it out in Group C.
While the quartet of Paul E Academy, Jazzy Stars Feeders, Crown Tee FA and Shield City FA will slug it out for the quarter final ticket in Group D. Two teams are expected to emerge from each of the groups for the quarter finals.
The winner of the tournament is expected to return home with one thousand dollars, with other prizes and gifts.
According to the Organizing Committee Chairman, Patrick Ngwaogu the general screening and Accreditation of players will hold on Thursday at Area 10 Old Parade Ground, while the Refereeing Seminar will take place at Novare Hotel, Wuse Zone 5 Abuja same day by 2pm.
17 teams drawn from the six geo-political zones are taking part in the 8 days tournament.
Sports
Nigeria Wheelchair Basketball Federation Commends BetKing for its Support to the Sport
The President of the Nigeria Wheelchair Basketball Federation, Seyi Johnson, has praised the Corporate Social sagacity of BetKing for it’s support to the growth of the Sports in the Country.
Wheelchair Basketball which represents one of the fastest growing Para-Sports in the Country, has been boosted with the partnership and Sponsorship from BetKing.
The President of the Federation, Seyi Johnson said BetKing has shown that they are a true lover of Nigerian Sports and special sports in particular, with all its doing for the Federation.
” On behalf of the Nigeria Wheelchair Basketball, the entire board and every stakeholder in the Sport, I want to personally appreciate BetKing for all they are doing.
” Words are too few to express my sincere gratitude to them because they have really shown that this is where their mouth is, with the kind of support we are getting from them”.
” When we approached them , it was just like they were already expecting us and they showed us that they truly understand the Nigeria Sports history and the role Special Sports have been playing in the country’s success at International competitions over the years”.
The President of the Federation added that they need more of such support from the Corporate bodies to complement what the Government is doing, especially when you look at the restructuring and revamping going on in Nigerian Sports at the moment with the coming of the National Sports Commission, NSC.
” We need more of the Corporate players to come assist and follow in the footsteps of BetKing and with that we will see rapid growth of Nigeria Para-sports “,he stated.
He concluded by revealing that the Nigeria Wheelchair Basketball team has a very good chance of qualifying for it’s first ever Commonwealth Games in Glasgow next year when the qualifiers hold later this year in South Africa and BetKing has been playing a major role to ensure this is achieved.
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