Sports
HB Academy emerges champions of 2nd edition of Turf Arena 11-Aside Tourney
Joel Ajayi
HB Academy FCT defeated their rival Olympic Hybrid 3-1 on a penalty to emerge winner of the 2022 edition of Turf Arena 11-Aside League.
The titanic battle between the two was full of entertainment, and intrigue as the two finalists displayed their skills to the fullest.
Both teams could not find the back of their net at the 90 minutes of the final as the game went to a penalty shootout but the goalkeeper of Olympic hybrid went on to save two penalties as the HB Academy emerged the winner 3-1 after the penalty.
The 12-team league competition is the brainchild of Turf Arena Sports Centre owner Mr. Mohammed Kamal-deen whose full-sized pitch has been a “Holy Grail” for a good number of grassroots matches in the city and also the league venue for all the matches played this season.
Earlier in the third-place game played, the pride FC also showed its supremacy over Turf Arena academy 5-3 on penalties after the game ended 1-1 at the end of the 90 minutes to emerge the winner.
Speaking shortly after the match HB Academy coach Daniel Itodo expressed happiness and promised to leave no stone unturned to ensure the club did not relent in discovering more talent for the country.
“Our team is full of quality and talented players, we even have foreigners in our team, and we want to build a solid number one academy in the country, Africa, and in the world.”
Sports
NIS Train Adamawa coaches, administrators
The National Institute for sports Lagos and the Adamawa State Government are organizing a 5- day capacity training workshop for coaches, sports Administrators, Games Masters and physical and Health Educator Teachers in Adamawa State.
The program which was declared opened on Tuesday April 16th 2024 by the Executive Governor of Adamawa state Rt Hon Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri who was represented by the Deputy Governor Professor Kaletapwa George Farauta.
The opening day had more than 200 participants from all parts of the state.
Declaring the event opened Professor Farauta said ” We hope Adamawa state will not only benefit from this training,it will ultimately lead to produce global stars.
The Governor will support the cause of reducing vices through sports. It is taking place before the Commencement of the Governor’s Cup in Adamawa state. We hope the experience from this seminar will be applied in our grassroot sports Development.
The program is in line with the vision of his Excellence Rt Honourable Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri to discover talents and empower the youths through sports.
I therefore urge all participants to make the best use of the opportunity of this seminar to improve themselves and positively impact sports development in our state.
Speaking at the event, Director-General National Institute for sports Professor Olawale Moronkola affirmed ” Sports is an activity accompanied with physical exertion that demands skills involving individuals as well as other people during performance.
We are pleased to partner with the Adamawa State Government to empower and improve the capacity of staff on service delivery. “
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