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NPFL Youth League: Rangers Chimaobi Upbeat about title Chances

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3 years ago

February 19, 2024

Joel Ajayi

After emerging the Southeast zone Most Valuable Player in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) Youth League, Rangers International of Enugu Youth team captain, Igwilo Chimaobi has set his eyes at leading the Coal City lads to win the national finals.

Chimaobi netted four goals in three games as Rangers won two matches and drew one to snatch the zonal ticket. He believes that the Young Flying Antelopes can achieve success in Benin given the training routines they have been put through since clinching the ticket to the finals.

“We have been working very hard to ensure that we represent our state very well in the national playoff in Benin”, Chimaobi told the club media.
He however is not under rating other teams in the competition andacknowledged that it would not be an easy contest.”It is going to be a tough championship, but by God’s grace we shall celebrate at the end of the competition”, he predicted.

The Championship finals of the NPFL Youth League for players aged below 17 years will be contested for by five teams including Remo Stars, Rivers United, Katsina United and Plateau United.

The Rangers International squad under the watch of lead Coach, Basil Obeta has been training twice daily since emerging the zonal champions.
At the Rangers camp with Obeta as assistants are illustrious former Rangersplayers including Ejike Uzoenyi (MON) and Okey Odita, a former captain of the senior team.

In his assessment of the players reaction to his training approach, Obeta said, “the boys are reacting well in training and management is fully supporting our training programs and giving us all we need to be fully prepared for the national playoff.

“It won’t be easy but with the quality we have in the team, I am positive of getting something good in Benin.”

The team will be travelling to Benin on February 23, 2024, for their opening match against Katsina United on February 26, 2024, in an early kickoff.

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VIP Spikers unveil Veronica Gyamfi following successful surgery after career-threatening injury

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2 hours ago

October 25, 2026

The Gleamer

VIP Spikers have unveiled Veronica Gyamfi as their player, pledging to support her welfare and recovery after an injury sustained during last season’s CGC Volleyball Premier League.

The unveiling took place on Saturday, October 24, 2026, at the Indoor Sports Hall of the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja, with Samuel Onikeku, Head of Sports, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), performing the ceremony.

Gyamfi sustained the injury while representing Wikki during last season’s CGC Volleyball Premier League.

In a swift response, the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Dr Bashir Adewale Adeniyi (MFR), and the President of Vipers sponsored her surgery at Dala Orthopedic Hospital in Kano, where she spent two weeks receiving medical attention.

Her signing by Vipers and Partners VC, popularly known as VIP Spikers, is expected to provide her with continued care and support as she progresses through recovery and works towards returning to competitive volleyball.

Meanwhile, Gyamfi was presented a brand new ASICS canvas and a branded jersey of VIP Spikers as it is believed she would return to play after completing her rehabilitation.

The intervention reflects the importance of athlete welfare in Nigerian sports, particularly the need to ensure that players who sustain injuries while representing their teams receive appropriate medical attention and rehabilitation support.

The sponsorship of Gyamfi’s surgery by the Comptroller-General, followed by her signing by VIP Spikers, highlights the potential impact of collaboration between sports authorities, competition sponsors and clubs in safeguarding athletes’ careers.

After the surgery Gyamfi has been undergoing physiotherapy sessions at the 44 Military Reference hospital in Kaduna as the Sporting Club is supporting her education at Kaduna State Polytechnic.

Gyamfi’s story offers an encouraging example of support for an athlete facing a difficult period in her career.

Her unveiling reinforces the message that volleyball development goes beyond competitions and trophies to include protecting players’ welfare and helping them return to the sport they love.

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