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Military Unlawful Takes Over Area 10 Sports Ground, Disrupts Sporting Activities
Military Unlawful Takes Over Area 10 Sports Ground, Disrupts Sporting Activities
Joel Ajayi
The Area 10 Sports Ground, the only sporting complex in the Federal Capital Territory where Athletes train ahead of their participation at major tournaments has been unlawful takes over by the Nigerian Army, Nigerian Airforce and Nigeria Navy.
Area 10 Sports Ground recently have been converted to their parking lot which is affecting the growth and development of the game in the country’s capital city.
The Spacealso serves as a source of generating revenue for the sports department as events like Trade Fair and other activities takes place there.
But the Nigeria military which office is located adjacent to the Sports Center saw the place as a comfortable and spacious place for their personals to park their cars sought the permission of the then Director of Sports to allow them use the space on a temporary note. The Director obliged them by given them a provisional approval pending when they would be able to get a permanent place.
This was how the relationship between the Sports Department of the Federal Capital Territory and the Nigeria Army began. But gradually the volume of vehicle parked on the ground by the military began to affect the activities of the Sports Department which then resulted to asking them to leave, but when the military refused the Sports department had no other option but to lock them out.
In sharp reaction by that the military who were in desperate need of a space for their personnel to park their vehicles forcefully moved over to the other wing of the Sporting center, stationing their men on the gate to chase off any person considered to be an intruder. The matter got so bad to the extent that the military even refused entry those who had paid for the space to hold their trade fair.
Every efforts by the sports department through the office of the Social Development to make the military see reasons that the ground belongs to them has fallen on deaf ear.
Our investigation revealed that as a way of solving the matter diplomatically, the issue was reported to the FCT minister, Mohammed Bello who surprisingly is not showing any concern about it and has so far done nothing about the situation, a situation that may lead to the final takeover of the ground by the military, and should that happen, sports development in the FCT will greatly be affected.
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NSF: Oparaoji, Ekpeyong, Quadri Gear Up for Tough Quarterfinal Clashes in Abeokuta
Joel Ajayi
The tennis courts at the ongoing National Sports Festival in Abeokuta are buzzing with intensity as the competition hits the quarterfinal stage in both the men’s and women’s singles events, following a gripping round of 16.
Men’s Singles Quarterfinals:
Abubakar Yusuf of FCT will square off against Rivers State’s Abua Canice. Yusuf booked his spot with a 4-0, 4-2 win over Ehigiamusoe Endurance of Edo, while Canice cruised past Azi David 4-1, 4-0.
Bayelsa’s Uche Oparaoji faces Adeleye Daniel of Ekiti in a clash of skill and strategy. Oparaoji outclassed Urenyang Nuhu of Taraba 4-1, 4-2, just as Adeleye powered past Kaduna’s Ibrahim Sulaiman with the same scoreline.
In one of the most anticipated ties, Danjuma Lucky (FCT) will lock horns with Bayelsa’s top seed David Ekpeyong. Danjuma came through a thrilling contest against Ekiti’s Abamu Matthew, rallying to win 1-4, 4-2, 10-5, while Ekpeyong dominated Taraba’s Rubi Toba 4-0, 4-2.
Home favourite Christopher Bulus of Ogun will battle Edo’s Michael Chima for a semifinal ticket. Bulus swept past Rivers’ Timibra Godsgift 4-1, 4-0, while Chima triumphed over Delta’s Iloputa Ikechukwu in a straight-set win.
Women’s Singles Quarterfinals:
Delta’s Barakat Quadri, fresh off a 4-1, 4-0 win over Rebecca Ekpeyong of Bayelsa, will face rising star Emmanuel Bright of the IJA (Invited Junior Athletes), who overcame Rivers’ Maxwell Timipre 4-2, 5-3.
Edo’s Omotayo Blessing will battle Akwa Ibom’s Udoffa Mary in what promises to be a fiery encounter. Omotayo brushed aside Ekiti’s Adeusi Jesutoyosi 4-0, 4-1, while Udoffa outplayed Moses Favour of Kaduna 5-3, 4-0.
Elsewhere, Ogunjobi Success of Ekiti will test her mettle against Aina Goodnews of IJA, and Akwa Ibom’s Etoro Bassey faces Ogun’s Yakubu Ohunene in a South-South vs South-West showdown.
With the quarterfinals locked in, tennis fans are in for a thrilling ride as the battle for medals intensifies under the Abeokuta sun.
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