RIVERS ANGELS WALK OVER PELICAN STARS

Pelican Stars of Cross Rivers state were yesterday walked over by Nigeria Women Football League Champions, Rivers Angels after they failed to honour their week 10 fixture in Port Harcourt.

The game which was earlier billed to hold on Saturday, August 1st was moved to Sunday August 2nd after the Rivers State Football Association had written to the Women Football Board for a shift due to a double header involving two Port Harcourt sides in the Nigeria Professional Football League.

Match officials reported to the match venue on Sunday and waited for thirty minutes before the walk-over was performed with three goals and three points awarded to Rivers Angels.

Meanwhile, the Permanent Secretary, Rivers State Ministry of Sports, Mr Nnodi Michael was at the match venue to watch the girls play but unfortunately their opponents never showed up.

However, he commended the girls on their resilience so far and promised them of better days ahead from the state government.

Permanent Secretary, Rivers State Ministry of Sports, Mr Nnodi Michael

“You are the team that has always encouraged us, whenever you’re playing, we don’t shiver, we don’t have any cause to panic because you’re always winning home and away, so thank you so much for the way you have been carrying on with your assignment”

“We on our own part are also trying to do our little bit to make sure that we meet your requirements: it has not been easy but the present governor of Rivers State is a sports loving governor, particularly football and he’s doing all he can to ensure that we meet your requirements and the least you can do is to do well so that you encourage us and him to continue to do our bit” he said.

Responding on behalf of the players, captain of the team, Lucky Atu thanked the Permanent Secretary and assured him that the team will clinch a double by the end of the season.

Lucky Atu, captain Rivers Angels

“On behalf of the team and the technical crew, sir I will like to say a very big thank you, to the honorable governor of the state and the permanent secretary and other members of the house: Daddy we thank you for what you’ve really done in our life, we’ve wanted to come and pay you a visit when the house is complete but we’ve had to hold-on because of some of our players are away on National Assignment with the Super Falcons,so we thank God that you’re here today, we say a very big thank you sir” said the captain.

“On behalf of the ones in the Falcons and the ones here, daddy we say we love you, may God bless you and we’ll never let you down, we’re assuring you that we are going to give you the double trophy this season” she added.

Enugu FA Expels Ray Nnaji…,As Green, Ladan, Majek Retain FA Chairmanship Seats

The Enugu State Football Association says it has expelled Barrister Ray Nnaji “from all football and football –related activities forthwith.”

Rising from its meeting of 18th February, 2015 held at the FA Boardroom inside the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, Enugu, the FA lambasted Nnaji for “very unwholesome activities amounting to gross breach of extant Laws, Rules, Regulations and Ethos of football in words, deeds and actions.” He was expelled, according to the FA, “in accordance with article 65 (2b) of the FIFA Statutes 2014 and article 34(l & m) of the NFF Statutes 2010.”

The communiqué, among other points, also conveyed “appreciation to the Government and good people of Nigeria in general and Enugu State in particular for their good understanding of the silent revolution taking place in Nigeria football.”

The Enugu FA also reposed “explicit confidence in the activities of the 2015 Enugu State Football Association Electoral Committee,” ahead of the Enugu State FA elections slated for Thursday, February 26.

Green, Ladan, Majek Retain FA Chairmanship Seats

Barrister Christopher Green, Alhaji Abubakar Ladan and Alhaji Ganiyu Majekodunmi have retained their seats as bosses of the Rivers State Football Association, Kebbi State Football Association and Ogun State Football Association respectively.

Green, member of the NFF Executive Committee and chairman of the NFF Disciplinary Committee, was elected after polling 14 out of the 17 votes cast at the elections monitored by Chairman of the NFF State Elections Monitoring Committee, Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau. His opponent, China Acheru got two votes, while one vote was declared invalid.

In Kebbi, Alhaji Abubakar Ladan, former member of NFF Executive Committee, also retained his seat, but was unopposed. The composition of the new Kebbi State FA executive board is now: Ladan (chairman); Moh’d Tukur Hassan (vice chairman); Haliru S. Haliru (member); Yakubu Daudu Machika (member); Yunusa Sama’ila Jega (member); Abubakar Moh’d Carlos (member); Abubakar Rufa’i Gwandu (member); Sani Bara Zana (member); Aminu Musa Yaldu (member).

In Abeokuta, incumbent Alhaji Ganiyu Majekodunmi and his entire executive board got 20 ‘yes’ voice votes to retain their seats, at a congress declared open by the Ogun State Director of Sports, Mr. Sola Faleti.

The chairman of the Abeokuta local council football body, who said he has sent a protest letter to the NFF, was the only person out of the eligible 21 delegates that did not vote, at an election supervised by Yusuf Ahmed Fresh, member of the NFF Executive Committee and chairman of the NFF Referees Committee.