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FCT on fire as Future Guaranteed FA, New Dawn FC storm Moshood Abiola Stadium, for RSFL Super 4 Final
Joel Ajayi
The 66, 000 capacity of Moshood Abiola Stadium in Nigeria’s Capital City will be ablaze on Friday as Future Guaranteed FA and New Dawn FC will slug it out in the much-awaited Rising Stars Football League (RSFL) Super 4 Final.
The final game in Abuja will feature an array of grassroots talents where the winner between the two teams will smile home with 11 Million Naira.
RSFL which is a form of the league format saw 12 teams kick start a few weeks ago across all the 6 area councils in FCT.
While Speaking at a Press conference ahead of the final game on Tuesday in Abuja, the Project Coordinator, Ifeanyi Kama expressed that, the Federal Capital Territory will witness a showcase of exceptional young football talents during the final on Friday.
We aim to develop this array of talent and showcase them on our platform. We all know that grassroots football in the country has been in the dark for a while which is why we are working seriously to bring such an opportunity back.
“The RSFL is not just about football—it’s about creating opportunities for our youth to become better people, and in turn, give back to their society. We believe in the power of sports to shape futures and communities.
“We had the qualifiers that have to do with the six areas in FCTave to tell the six areas at which 12 teams participated and we are trying to make it national where we will comb every part of the country for talent, nurture them in such a way that they will be useful to themselves as well as society.”
He appealed to football lovers in FCT and its environs to come out en mass to come and watch the much-awaited final.
An elated ex-international, Emmanuel Babayaro urged the organizer to make the grassroots hunt a holistic package where players will be discovered, guided, and nurtured for them to be useful to themselves and the country at large.
According to him, It’s been a long coming, we need to support this laudable project to succeed.
Also, the 2003 AFCON Winner, Juwon Oshaniwa, thumbed the organizer for the grassroots development saying the event would help them to be useful to society.
He charged every grassroots talent to embrace the rising football league to showcase their talent.
On his own, Captain of New Dawn Anthony Egbenu envisaged a tough match come Friday but expressed the readiness of his team to light the trophy
He said: “The match is not going to be an easy one but, on our part, we are fully prepared and ready.
However, the music star Portable will also grace the event, bringing an extra dose of entertainment to the fans.
Sports
Special Sports is an integral part of Mr President’s Renewed Hope Commitment to Nigerians-Olopade
Joel Ajayi
The Director General of the National Sports Commission, Hon. Bukola Olopade, says prioritising the plight of the Country’s Special Athletes is one of the integral commitments of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu,GCFR, under the revamped Sports Commission.
The NSC DG stated this over the weekend when he attended the final of the first edition of the Elite Wheelchair Basketball Championship held at the National Stadium in Lagos.
The DG reiterated that every Sports will get its required attention from the National Sports Commission , stressing that the Mandate of Mr President is to ensure a sustainable Sports Economy is built by maximising the potential of every sport.
” I must state here that myself and the Chairman of the Commission, Mallam Shehu Dikko are totally committed to ensuring that you guys in wheelchair basketball, like every other para- sports, feel the impact of the renewed hope agenda of Mr President .
” This is why events of this nature , as small as it may appear , will always be appreciated and supported by the Commission.
” I am also very happy with the kind of giant strides we are witnessing with Wheelchair basketball and it has continued to grow over the years from where it was when I was the President”, he said.
The DG further hailed the organisers of the event saying, ” this is a very good one from Musibau and his wife, both who are captains of the Nigerian team, now playing in France . So for them to come back home to put this together shows how much the Sport has continued to grow in the Country”.
The Elite Wheelchair Basketball tournament saw Ogun State emerging winners after beating Oyo State in a highly entertaining final. Lagos State clinched the third place position after beating Kwara state in the third place match.
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