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Dunamis-Icon Earns Commendation from Niger Delta Games Screening Committee
Joel Ajayi
They have been touring the nine states participating in the Niger Delta Games as a team of Athletes screening committee led by Braveman Wodi. After their stop in Imo State, a member of the Games Screening Committee, Anthony Chukwu, mostly known as Tonnex Chukwu, has come out to assess the exercise, and he had only commendations for organisers of the Niger Delta Games, Dunamis Icon Limited for enforcing the screening of participating athletes.
By the time the second edition of the Games commence in Benin City, Edo state on February 20, all attending athletes would have gone through mandatory screening exercises in their respective states, a scheme meant to ensure that only qualified young athletes participate.
Speaking after the Imo state screening exercise in Owerri, an impressed Chukwu eulogised the organisers for their forward thinking approach which he says will help to make the objectives of the Niger Delta Games actualised.
“I will want to first of all commend the organisers. It is a very thoughtful idea for us to make a pre-competition screening. It has really opened our eyes,” began Chukwu in a chat to NDG Media.
“I want to commend Dunamis Icon, particularly the Chief Executive Itiako Ikpokpo. He said ‘Gentlemen, let us see if we can rejig Sports in the Niger Delta states’ and that he would want a system where, athletes going to the Sports Festival and even international meets will have to be from the Niger Delta. That was why they decided to lower the age.
“When you have younger athletes discovered and developed, we are bound to benefit from that. So, thinking about the idea of screening before the competition is beautiful.”
After visiting various centres used during the trials for Imo state athletes, Chukwu was left impressed with the work done by coaches at all levels to prepare genuine young athletes for the Games.
He also encouraged coaches to see themselves as a very key component of organisation for the Niger Delta Games without which the success of the Games cannot be attained.
“I will also like to charge the coaches, they should work harder. The success of whatever thing we are planning will very much be dependent on the coaches.
“They are the first line of contact for these athletes so if you deceive us that an athlete is 15 when he is 30, when he gets to the big stage, he or she will disappear. I pray that this 2026 edition will be much much better and will throw up younger athletes that will represent us in the future.”
All nine Niger Delta states will be represented at the 2nd Niger Delta Games in Edo State between February 20 and 27, 2026
Sports
AACT 2026: 31 Days to Africa’s Big Sporting Gathering in Abuja
Joel Ajayi
The countdown to the 2026 All Africa Challenge Trophy (AACT) has officially entered the final month, with just 31 days to go before Africa’s leading women’s team golf championship tees off at the IBB International Golf & Country Club in Abuja.
In a statement signed by the AACT 2026Director of Communication Kayode Adeniyi on Friday in Abuja.
Under the theme “Africa Is Coming to Abuja,” the countdown campaign will spotlight the championship, the participating nations, the players, the host venue and the growing development of women’s golf across the continent.
The 2026 AACT, scheduled for November 2–7, will bring together women’s golfing talent from across Africa for six days of continental competition in Nigeria’s capital.
As preparations continue at the IBB International Golf & Country Club, attention is increasingly turning to Abuja, where the championship will provide a platform for African golfers to compete while also showcasing Nigeria’s hospitality and the country’s growing profile as a destination for major sporting events.
The countdown will feature daily stories, interviews, player and country profiles, tournament facts, behind-the-scenes updates and features on the host venue as the championship draws closer.
The campaign will also highlight the role of the Ladies Golf Association of Nigeria (LGAN), the Local Organising Committee and other stakeholders in preparing for the continental championship.
With just 31 days remaining, anticipation is building across the African golfing community as Abuja prepares to welcome the continent’s leading women golfers.
Africa is coming to Abuja.
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