Sports

Asuquo, Eto, Okocha, others bag Goal Africa All-Time Personality award

Published

3 years ago

February 8, 2022

By Joel Ajayi

One of the certified Gymnastics Coaches and Founder of the Tony Asuquo Gymnastics Club TIG of Nigeria, Anthony Asuquo, has been listed along with Samuel Eto, Jay Jay Okocha, Late Samuel Okwaraji, Kanu Nwankwo and others, for Goal African all- time personality awards.

Coach Asuquo was nominated, courtesy of his massive contribution to the growth and development of gymnastics in the country, Africa, and the world.

The event will come up on Thursday at Transcorp Hilton, in Abuja, where legends like Jay-Jay Okocha, Samuel Eto, Coach Tony Asuquo, Nwankwo Kanu, Drogba, and other host sports icons will be honored for their contributions to the development of the Sports sector.

Coach Asuquo, while speaking ahead of the awards, told AljazirahNigeria Sports that it’s very clear that people around the world are following his struggles toward gymnastics development.

According to him, what surprises me most is that, when many were given awards in Nigeria, I was not there but, my joy is that people around the world are following my developmental project and they have come to recognize me, for that alone, I feel great and fulfilled.

When asked reasons behind his sacrifice for the game, he replied: “I am taking the blow because of children and unconditional love of gymnastics.

“God has used me to contribute a lot to the growth of gymnastics, we raise and nurture thousands of athletes, we have to raised Olympic players, we are exposing the children to the game, we have represented this country at almost all the levels of competitions; in-country, continental and the world. We are professional, we have raised national and international champions, though my effort is not recognized by the sports administrators, but I will not relent. Infact, this award have singled me out.”

He expressed that the merit award will spur him to do more for the game of gymnastics.

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Basketball

Match Day 2: Nigeria Customs Basketball Women`s Team Hold On beats Societte OmniSports 66-59

Published

18 hours ago

November 7, 2024

The Gleamer

Oluwabusayo Olowookere

The Nigeria Customs Women Basketball Team had to stay strong in the final quarter of their encounter against Societte Omnisport De L`Armee of Ivory Coast to win 66-59 points at ongoing FIBA Africa Women`s Basketball League Zone 3 Qualifer inside the SKD Gymnasium Paynesville Morovia Liberia.

The Customs Ladies, who secured their first win Teusday started on a strong footing dictating the flow of the game against their opponent Kourtni Perry and Tobiloba Ogedengbe ensuring that the team keep their solidity when defending and on the attack to end the first quarter 24-18 in favour of the Customs Ladies.

In the second quarter, a resilient Customs ladies who pushed took further control of the game scoring 16points as against 8points of their Ivorian opponent finishing the half time at 40-26 points.

On resuming into the third quarter, the bench of Societte Omnisport De L`Armee lifted their team to go all out as they came trying to force the Border Girls into their shell as they scored 18 points to Customs 14 points to cut the lead to 10points going into the break.

In the last quarter, Coach Abdulrahman of Nigeria Customs Service Basketball team deployed every tactics of the game to ensure that they kill of the energy of the Ivorien ladies as they kept on pushing on to find a way back into the game but at the end lost it out by 66-59 points to the Adewale Adeniyi ladies.

Reacting after the game, Head Coach Abdulrahman Mohammed admitted that the game was very difficult but experience got the results for them.

“First of all let me thanked my ladies for holding on in the game because it a game that was more physical and energy consuming for us, we both had a win in our opening game and I told my girls it won`t be an easy game, but I am happy we got the needed result”.

“We are here to win again and we must take every game to get to our target here. Every team here are not a pushover so for we have to put this one behind us and get set for our next game”.

The FIBA Zone 3 AWBL defending champion Nigeria Customs Service Basketball club will tomorrow evening play their last group game against Commissioners of Liberia at the same venue.

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