Sports

Philip Shuaibu Praises Olopade’s Impact On Sports Growth

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2 years ago

January 9, 2025

Joel Ajayi

Former Deputy Governor of Edo State Comrade Philip Shuaibu has expressed delight with the progress and innovations put in place by the Director General of National Sports commission NSC Hon. Bukola Olopade towards restoration of Nigeria sport within the short period of time.

Comrade Shuiabu gave this commendation on Thursday in Abuja when he visited the Director General in his office, where he described Olopade appointment as square peg in square hole.

According to him, I want to thank Mr president for the domestication of sports, the National Sport Commission is the way to go, because sports generally, has limited government influence when it comes to the status of sports in the world.

“So, making the NSC take over running a sport is one major achievement I always saying it, sports can’t be like run other government activities because of the nature of sports.

“And I am here to congratulate my brother Hon Olopade. We have all been in this game, we all have passion to turn Nigeria sport around, because for some of us, Nigeria sports, a sport is another goldmine for Nigeria, and I’m happy that sports is now business venture.

“Sports can be the best oil for Nigeria, and we can take a lot of young boys and girls out of labour markets. There’s a huge number that we can get there. So, I’m happy, and when I got the news of the appointment of the Chairman and my brother here DG, I know we’ve done many together, I know we’ve also boxed ourselves

“So, I am happy, and I decided today that let me physically pay a visit and say Congratulations him. “ he said.

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Montage Community Football Tourney Registration Ends October 30

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2 days ago

October 22, 2026

The Gleamer

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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