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Work Resumes After Minor Incident at Asaba Stadium Indoor Hall
No loss of life, Says Delta State Government
The Delta State Government, on Thursday, said no life was lost during the accident which occurred at the construction site of the indoor sports complex at the Stephen Keshi Stadium Asaba.
The State Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu, who is also the Chairman Media Committee of the Local Organising Committee (LOC) for Delta 2022 National Sports Festival, said, in a life video chat at the venue of the incident, that reports making the rounds of substandard materials as cause of the accident were untrue.
He said the accident was caused by misalignment of a crane by its operator, which led to the heavy duty equipment crashing on the wall in one of the floors.
According to him, contrary to reports of loss of lives, only one person sustained minor injury and the person has since been treated while other workers have also returned to site.
He also said the contractor has assured that the crashed wall would be fixed within 48 hours.
“Right behind me are the premises of the indoor sports hall under construction at the Stephen Keshi Stadium.
“The accident was caused by the crane operator who couldn’t properly align the lift while trying to take up some very heavy duty equipment from the particular floor, and it fell on the wall which led to a crash of a part of the wall.
“One person sustained minor injury and has since been treated and the workers have since returned to work. The workers are very much on site and we are moving with speed.
“The unconfirmed reports of loss of life is not true and any body saying the Stephen Keshi Stadium has come crashing down is also peddling the wrong information,” Aniagwu stated.
He continues: “As a matter of fact, the Stadium is undergoing some renovation work ahead of the National Sports Festival. The contractor has assured us that in less than 48 hours, the part of the wall that collapsed on account of the misalignment of the crane would be fixed.”
Aniagwu urged the general public to discountenance any report stating loss of life on account of the minor accident at the construction site.
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European Clubs Jostle for Ijachi After 11-Goal FIFA U-15 Display
Joel Ajayi
The goalscoring prowess of Timothy Ijachi has not gone unnoticed, with several top European clubs expressing interest in bringing the Future Eagles captain into their youth development programmes.
Ijachi scored 11 goals and provided three assists, contributing 14 goals in total for the Future Eagles at the inaugural FIFA U15 Football and Festival in Baku, Azerbaijan, where Nigeria finished 76th among the 109 participating countries.
Among the young talents who caught the attention of the international football community was the Mavlon FC of Lagos attacking midfielder, whose impressive combination of pace, vision, incisive passing, quick interchanges, powerful shots and eye for goal has marked him out as a highly sought-after prospect.
“Timothy Ijachi is one of the outstanding prospects at the tournament. His performances for Nigeria, where he demonstrated tremendous leadership qualities and an impressive goalscoring ability, have attracted the attention of some top European clubs,” a European scout said.
“He has a very high work rate on the pitch. The manner in which he scores some of his goals makes some of us football scouts wonder whether he is actually a striker.
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