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We will continue to organise more grassroots Athletics competitions-Ameh

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2 years ago

October 23, 2022

The organiser of the maiden edition of athletics competition , Christopher Ameh said they will continue to organise more athletics competitions to discover raw talent that will represent the country in major International competitions.

Ameh disclosed this on Saturday to newsmen at the closing ceremony of the two days athletics competitions at the Moshood Abiola Stadium in Abuja.

The event is organised by OSI Sports Foundation in collaboration with the Athletic Federation of Nigeria (AFN)
Ameh who is also the founder of ‘OSI Sports Foundation’ which is a non profitable organisation said the mission and vision of the foundation is to give nigerian youth a better life in the future.

According to him, the essence of the competition is to take kids away from the street so as to reduce the rate of crime and atrocity in the country.

“I’m a coach a train kids in Abuja, Kaduna and Katsina, this is all about grassroots competition to discover and to prepare young athletes for future engagement.

“We were able discover some talents that we will continue to work on them , to give them an opportunity to have a better education.

“The government can not do it alone this is our way of contributing to the society,” he said.

The organiser said it is necessary to invest in athletes so that they will give back to the nation a fruitful results in the future.

“Athletes like Tomi Amusa, Ese Brume started like this, they were discover in a grassroots event land today they are making the country proud.

“This is because some people invested in them and today everybody is proud of them.

“We need the support of rich nigerian, phylantropists and private organisations to invest in athletics ,”he said
Speaking after the competition, the winner of the women category 800m Helen Mamman said she is happy that she won the run.

“This is my first time of running 800m in four years now. I did not believe I could win the race.

“Now I run 5,000 to 10,000km, I need to work more on my run so that I will be able to run faster than this.

“This is one of event that athletes need to be doing time to time, we lack constant competitions that will make us better and prepare us for International events.
“If we can get more sponsors to organise constant events for us, we the athletes will be grateful,”she said

Ibrahim Sani, the winner of 800m in the men category said he decided to participate in the competition to measure his ability.
“Regular event will make us to be focus and serious in any competition, we don’t want once in a year competition.

“If we can have a competition like this five time in a year it will improve our performance,” he said.

The events are 100m 400 and 800m , long jump ,short jump, discus throw, shot put discus, javelin among others.

The two days event which started on Friday ended on Saturday at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium
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First Lady, Remi Tinubu Declares African Women’s Volleyball Club Championship Open Today

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7 hours ago

April 2, 2025

The Gleamer

…As 16 Clubs Set for Action

By Joel Ajayi

The First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, CON, will declare open the much-awaited 2025 Women’s African Volleyball Club Championship (AWVCC25) today, Thursday, in the Federal Capital Territory. Sixteen clubs from across the continent will compete for top honors in the prestigious tournament.

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) had earlier announced that the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, would serve as the Grand Patron of the championship.

First Lady will be present at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja, to officially declare the tournament open.

Excitement is building in Abuja as preparations reach their final stage. A technical meeting was held on Wednesday night, during which organizers reaffirmed their readiness to host a successful tournament.

Hosted by the Nigeria Volleyball Federation and the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), the championship will run from April 1st to April 14th at the multipurpose sports hall of the Moshood Abiola National Stadium.

The event promises to be a showcase of top-tier volleyball talent from across the continent.

while giving hint on the event, Sports Secretary Nigeria Customs Samuel Onikeku at the Technical Meeting on Wednesday said that First Lady Oluremi Tinubu will be at stadium to declared the event open

As 15 Volleyball academies will be on ground to watch the teams

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