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Gwagwalada and Bwari qualifies For FCT Bocknor U-15 Champion Of Champions
Gwagwalada Area Council U15 will tackle their counterpart from Bwari Area Council at the Final of the maiden edition of Bocknor U15 Champion of Champions Football tournament in FCT.
The tournament which was played on round-robin basis in two centres of Gwagwalada and Bwari was organized by the FCT Chapter of the Nigeria Football Coaches Association.
In Gwagwalada zone where we have the likes of Kwali, Gwagwalada and Abaji Area Councils, Gwagwalada amassed the maximum six points in two games to finish on top of the table beating Abaji by a lone goal before dismissing Kwali with same number of goal.
In dramatic encounters at the Bwari Centre, host team Bwari and AMAC played out an unbelievable goalless draw in the first match with several chances begging to for convertion at both ends before Bwari edged Kuje by four goals to nil in the second match.
AMAC repeated the same score line against the Kuje lads in the last match of the day. This meant that both teams were tied on four points with equal number of goals scored.
However, disciplinary considerations came to play as the AMAC team earned more yellow cards than their Bwari counterparts who were been booked once.
The final of the tournament sponsored by Barrister Babatunde Akintade ( Bocknor) who is the North Central Representative on the NLO Board and also a Board member of the FCT Football Association.
The final which would be a mouth-watering one will hold on Saturday 2 November at the Area 3 playing pitch in the Federal Capital Territory.
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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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