Sports
Rugby To Compete With Football soon- Dr. Are
President Nigeria Rugby Football Federation, NRFF, Dr Ademola Are assured that the sport would hotly march football in popularity and Followership in the country.
Dr Are was emphatic when he disclosed to journalists that plans are underway to realize the dream of the game of Rugby becoming more popular than any sports in Nigeria.
According to him, we’re currently operating silently following the sanction of Nigeria.
“We are holding our Congress in March, and officials from Kenya, Ghana and some other African countries are being expected to be physically present to witness the proceedings.
“I believe after our Congress in March, the sanction of Nigeria would be considered for lifting. It’s after the sanction has been lifted that we will roll out our lofty goals.
“Already, we have been strategizing on the marketing, and we are going to come out very strong to dominate the sports scene.”
Sports
Top International Athletes queue up for Enugu city Marathon
Joel Ajayi
Top International Athletes have continued to show interest to be part of the Enugu City Marathon billed to hold on the 3rd of May 2025 in the Coal city State.
The Maiden edition of the Enugu City Marathon has continued to generate widespread attention and buzz both within and outside the Country from interested runners.
Nigeria is undoubtedly becoming a hub for Road Races not only in Africa but in the World, especially due to the huge success of road races like the Gold labelled Access Bank Lagos City Marathon and the Ogun Women Run.
And Organisers of the Enugu City marathon, Nilayo Sports Management Company and the Government of the state have started working on modalities to ensure it sets new standards for the race.
The race is expected to showcase the beautiful landscape and tourist potentials of Enugu state to the entire World and will further prove the tireless hard work of Governor Peter Mbah in transforming the state to becoming one of Nigeria’s fast growing modern states.
The Enugu state Commissioner for Sports, Barrister Lloyd Ike Ekweremadu, said the state cannot wait to welcome all the different runners and the interest from the international athletes have very impressive.
” His excellency, Governor Peter Mbah understands clearly the power of Sports and where Enugu is in the history of Nigerian Sports, and the Governor is very determined to return the state to its glory days of Sporting excellence. And this is one of the ways”.
” As a state , we have everything to stage a world class Road race and the Government is ready to make history come May 3rd this year”, he concluded.
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