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Team FCT Arrives Ilorin For 2020 NSF North Central Zonal Eliminiation Battle

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5 years ago

January 21, 2020

Joel Ajayi

The contingent from the Federal Capital Territory Abuja made up of five teams that departed Abuja on Monday have arrived Ilorin the Kwara State capital for the north central zonal qualifiers ahead of the 2020 National Sports Festival in EDO State later in the year.

This was contained in a statement issued by the Head of Media FCT Sport Abuja Mr Agbor Clinton in Ilorin on Tuesday Morning.

Bidding the contingent farewell in Abuja before departing at the FCT Sports Complex Abuja the Director of Sports FCT Mrs Dilichukwu Onyindima , accompanied by Some Chairmen of FCT Sports Associations charged the contingent to be role models and make the FCT proud by qualifying for the events in Benin City.

“The Minister of FCT Muhammad Bello and the Minister of state Ramatu Tijani Aliyu wants you to be good ambassadors of FCT, in terms of your conduct, on and off the field.

“I want to assure you that this period will be different from any other time in the past.

“We want all our team sports to feature in the main Games in Benin City and that is the reason why we are all here today.

The FCT Director of Sports tasked team FCT to go all out as defending champions and maintaining a hundred percent record not only by qualifying but by winning gold back to back in the National.Sports Festival.

Mrs Dilichukwu added that modalities have been put in place for the contingent to succeed at both the Zonal Elimination and main events coming later in EDO State.

Responding on behalf of the teams the Secretary General of the FCT Football team Haruna Ilerika promised that they would do their best to give FCT all the tickets at the Zonal Elimination.

FCT top the nineteen northern states and finished overall 7th in the last National Sports Festiva.

The North-Central Zonal Elimination competition which would determine the States that will represent the Zone in Team Sports Events at the 2020 NSF in Edo State, will kick-off on Tuesday with the draws followed by the action in the field and would come to an end on Thursday, 23rd January,

Team FCT will feature in Football Male .Handball Male.Beach Volley ball both Male and female and cricket in female event respectivly

The 2020 National Sports Festival, NSF, is scheduled to hold between March 22 to April 1st 2020, in Benin City, Edo State, with over 8,500 athletes expected to compete for 3,000 medals from 33 sports events.

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NSF: Oparaoji, Ekpeyong, Quadri Gear Up for Tough Quarterfinal Clashes in Abeokuta

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1 week ago

May 23, 2025

The Gleamer

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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