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Use NPFL European tour to Showcase your talent, Elegbeleye Charges U-17 All Stars players
Joel Ajayi
The Chairman of Nigeria Premier Football League NPFL Gbenga Elegbeleye has charged NPFL U-17 Youth All Stars players to use the Spain and Portugal tour to showcase their talents.
While advising the players when he visited the team at Training in Abuja, Elegbeleye advised the Outstanding Players on the need to give good account of themselves and to be good ambassadors of Nigeria when they travel for the tour.
“I want to congratulate all of you that will be taking part in the tour because you are the first set and I want to appeal to you to use this great opportunity to help your football career”.
“The final list will be out anytime from Friday and we will start Visa processing immediately the list is out. As you can see we are trying our best to see if you can also travel to Portugal to play some matches in addition to the matches in Sevilla Spain where we have partnership to bring our best players to come and showcase their talents”.
Also speaking, coach of the NPFL U-17 team Ken Chukwu believes the team would be ready for the tour.
About 24 players are training morning and evening at the FIFA Goal Project for the NPFL U-17 Tour of Spain.
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Air Warriors Grieve Kano Basketball Secretary, Athletes Lost in Fatal Accident
The management of Air Warriors Basketball Club has extended its heartfelt condolences to the Kano State Sports Commission following the tragic death of Bashir Yargaya, the State’s Basketball Secretary, who lost his life alongside 21 others in a devastating road accident. The incident occurred as the team was returning from the recently concluded National Sports Festival held in Ogun State.
In a statement issued by the Chairman of the club, Abdulmajid Solademi, the club expressed deep sorrow over the heartbreaking loss. He conveyed sincere sympathy to the family of the late Bashir Yargaya, as well as to the families of other athletes and officials who perished in the accident.
“This is a deeply painful moment for the Nigerian basketball community and the entire sports fraternity,” Solademi said. “Bashir Yargaya was a passionate and dedicated servant of the game who worked tirelessly to develop basketball in Kano State and beyond. His sudden passing, along with that of other athletes and officials, is a tremendous loss not only to their loved ones but also to the entire nation.”
The club chairman also prayed for the repose of the souls of the deceased and for strength and comfort for their families and the entire Kano State sports community in this period of mourning.
Air Warriors Basketball Club joins the rest of the Nigerian sports community in honoring the memories of those who tragically lost their lives in service to sport and the nation.
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