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NDDC Committed to Developing Athletes Discovered at NDSF
Joel Ajayi
A new approach to grassroots sports development will see athletes discovered at the ongoing Niger Delta Sports Festival (NDSF) undergo periodical camping where scientific methods of training would be applied.
Sir Itiako Ikpokpo, the Co-Chairman of the Main Organising Committee (MOC) of the festival dropped the hint at a media parley with Journalists covering the games and said over 60 athletes have already been spotted as at Day 4.
“This festival is not about who came first or who won gold. Our Scouts are looking out for hints of potential, quality that can be groomed for future success “, Ikpokpo responded to a question about objectives of the festival.
He said the Scouts made up of Coaches, former athletes and Scouts have so far submitted 64 names and most of them were not those that came first or second.
“We seek to set up camps for the identified athletes with a view to putting them through scientific research based training supervised by certified Coaches”, added Ikpokpo who is the lead Consultant for the project.
o design and implement the plan to nuture the talents discovered here to go on and replace those who have been representing Nigeria”, he added.
Sponsored by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) as part of its mandate to improve living conditions of people of the nine mandate states, the NDSF had about 3000 athletes and 500 officials competing in 17 sports.
It began on April 1 and will end on April 8 in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.
Sports
Montage Community Football Tourney Registration Ends October 30
Cyril Ogar
Registration for the 2026 edition of the Montage Community Football Tournament will close on Friday, October 30, organisers have announced.
The tournament coordinator, Mr Raphael Ekpang, disclosed this on Thursday, urging interested teams across the six Area Councils of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to take advantage of the remaining days to register.
Ekpang said registration had been ongoing since Monday, encouraging eligible teams to complete the process before the deadline.
The tournament, themed “Montage FM 99.7: Empowering Youth, Uniting Communities Through Football,” is scheduled to kick off on November 3, 2026, with playoffs across the six Area Councils of the FCT.
The grand finale will hold on December 5, 2026, at the Old Parade Ground, Garki Area 10, Abuja, where the top four teams will compete for first-, second- and third-place honours.
A total of 48 teams will participate in the competition, with eight teams representing each of the six Area Councils.
The participating teams will compete for cash prizes worth over ₦2 million and other valuable rewards.
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