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COPA Lagos: Maigari praises Supersand Eagles

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COPA Lagos: Maigari praises Supersand Eagles

President of Nigeria Football Federation, Alhaji Aminu Maigari has
commended the coaching crew and playing body of the Beach Soccer
National Team, otherwise known as Supersand Eagles, following the
team’s third straight triumph in the COPA Lagos International
Invitational Beach Soccer Tournament.

The high-flying Nigeria squad dismantled African champions Senegal 4-2
in the final match played at the Eko Atlantic City on Sunday, to win
the trophy for keeps. And Maigari poured encomiums on the boys while
receiving the trophy in his office on Tuesday.

“I truly and sincerely commend the Supersand Eagles for their
consistency in doing Nigeria proud. This is the third time they are
winning the trophy and this makes it the 10th trophy that the present
NFF administration has won for Nigeria.

“I congratulate the players and their officials and pledge that the
NFF will continue to support all our National Teams, including the
Supersand Eagles, to do Nigeria proud in international championships.”

Sunday’s triumph followed similar spectacular results in previous
years, which saw the Supersand Eagles decimate world power Brazil 9-4
to clinch the inaugural edition in December 2011 and edge
strong-as-bull Portugal 8-7 after a fascinating final on December 16,
2012.

In 2011, the Nigerian boys, quarter-finalists at the FIFA Beach Soccer
World Cup in Ravenna, Italy prevailed over South Africa and England
before overwhelming Brazil, and last year, were too strong for Lebanon
and Argentina before Portugal also chewed sand at the same venue.

This year, Coach Adamu Audu Ejo and his boys blew Germany off the
sands 7-1 before edging out Lebanon and prevailing over African
champions Senegal.

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Ondo dominates Lagos invitational gymnastics tourney

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Ondo dominates Lagos invitational gymnastics tourney

Ondo State showed their stuff at the Lagos Invitational Artistic Gymnastics Championship after mopping the largest number of gold medals at the two-day tournament held at the Mobolaji Johnson Sports Complex, Rowe Park.
To be crowned the overall winner of the competition, Ondo amassed five gold, three silver and five bronze medals, while its neighbour, Ekiti finished second with three gold, one silver and two bronze medals.
However, the host – Lagos claimed third place with two gold, six silver and two bronze medals, while Oyo with a bronze medal settled for fourth place among the five states that took part in the championship.
The competition was organized by the Lagos State Gymnastics Association with over 60 gymnasts drawn from five states participated in the tournament.
According to the organisers, it was aimed to inspire the athletes as well as giving them the opportunity to compete with the best gymnasts in the country.
Lagos State Commissioner for Youth, Sports and Social Development, Wahid Oshodi commended the association for staging the championship, adding that the new equipment, which the state government provided for association has been put into good use to develop the athletes.
Oshodi added that the performance of the state in the gymnastics event at the last National School Sports Festival held in Kwara last month was superb with the state winning 13 gold, eight silver and five bronze medals to dominate the event.
In her remarks, Chairperson of the association, Banke Oloko expressed delight with the performance of the athletes, which she said would help them to do well in subsequent tournaments.
The coach of the winning state, Olamide Fadoju lauded the organisers for deeming it fit to invite other states to participate in the championship.

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1,000 Borno pupils get books, pens from 1 GAME

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1,000 Borno pupils get books, pens from 1 GAME

More than 1,000 pupils from Gamboru Alajiri Primary School in Maiduguri have received free books and pens from the 1 GAME Campaign as part of moves to support children from disadvantaged backgrounds in school.

Project Development Coordinator, 1 GAME Campaign, Agafi Kunduli who supervised the distribution of the materials to the pupils said the donation which formed part of the 1 GAME: 1 Book, 1 Pen initiative was also aimed at encouraging vulnerable children to enroll into school.

He said: “Our objective as an organization is not just to support effective policies that are helping to put kids in school, but also to provide these kids particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds with the basic tools they need while in school.

“We believe that this move will not only assist these children in achieving better learning, but will also encourage other vulnerable children to embrace primary education, knowing that they wouldn’t need to buy a book and a pen if they accept to enroll.”

Gamboru Community, where the Gamboru Alajiri Primary School is located, has witnessed series of attacks in the past by Islamists militants fighting against western education in Borno and most of Nigeria’s North-Eastern states. The community also has a very high number of Almajiri children.

The 1 GAME Campaign is looking to improve literacy level in Borno, a state with over 1.8 million out-of-school children by encouraging parents to send their children to western schools while it provides basic writing materials for those children coming from very poor backgrounds.

The organization has often blamed the violence in Borno and other North-Eastern States state to ignorance and poverty. It believes that if the current generation of children embraces primary education, the issue would be addressed in future.

Jude Ochang

Press Affairs Coordinator

1 GAME Campaign