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NNL: Go Round FC Beats Papilo FC 3-1, Go Top League
Go Round FC are now top of the Nigeria National League Southern conference log following a 3-1 win over Papilo FC on Saturday.
Three first half goals from George Vincent, Nelson Esor and Dominic Junior ensured the job was done early before the visitors pulled one back in the 2nd period.
As early as the 3rd minute of the encounter, George Vincent tucked home from close range.
In the 18th minute, captain of the side, Nelson Esor blasted home from a well taken cross delivered by Dominic Junior.
It was Dominic Junior who turned scorer in the 42nd minute when he latched on a defense splitting pass from Stanley Worlu, stylishly beat the goalkeeper and then scored to the delight of the fans.
Top scorer of the side, Ekunta Etenfa replaced Dominic Junior at the start of the second half but it was Chibueze Ebejuo who out of nothing beat the offside trap to shoot beyond goalkeeper, Stanley Nwabali to make the scoreline a bit more decent.
Papilo FC coach threw on Chiedozie Madufuro for Chigozie Success and then Goodluck Okeke for Uchendu Chibueze, the new boys putting the Go Round FC defenders on their toes but all game long but not able to score.
Uzor Obinna, the coach of Papilo FC said his boys started off wrongly he enjoyed the game.
“It’s a game. it’s just how it happens. It was a very good game and we will go home to correct mistakes.
“I enjoyed the firm referee. Very straighfor-ward and he is one I will like to meet in my games, both home and away,” Obinna said.
Go Round’s Ngozi Elechi was not too happy about the goal his side conceded.
“I’m glad we won because we are chasing promotion and need to win with goals.
“That is why I am also not happy with the goal we conceded. I am happy with the effort of the boys too and the changes I made to the team paid off,” Elechi said.
Hon Dike who spoke with sports journalists shortly after the flag off the 2024 edition of Chairman’s Football Unity Tournament at Botem Tai in Tai LGA, said the tournament is an annual event to promote peace and unity in Tai as well identify budding talents in the area for global competition.
The opening ceremony of the tournament was more like a carnival was witnessed by huge crowd including prominent indigenes of Ogoni Kingdom, sports lovers and people from all works of life.
The LGA boss revealed that special sports committee will be setup in the area to work out modalities to strengthen sports development in Tai.
He advised the participants in the tournament from various wards in the LGA to play the game by the rules and conduct themselves in a peaceful and orderly manner and use the opportunity to showcase their talents.
Hon Dike further disclosed that his administration will also give priority attention to skills development among the youth to enhance their human capacity and promote enterprise development in the area.
Earlier in his address the Chairman of Tai LGA Football Council, Elder Wisdom Gorgor said the annual football competition has been a unifying factor in Tai LGA that need to be sustained to forge more unity and development in the area.
He urged the participants to see the competition as an opportunity to embrace football as a full career and earn sustainable livelihood.
Elder Gorgor who commended the Chairman of Tai LGA, Hon Dike for his visionary leadership and tremendous development achievements recorded in the LGA under his administration, appealled to the Chairman to build a Mini Sports Stadium in the area to promote sporting activities.
The training was held at the Sani Abacha Stadium Indoor Basketball Court in Kano last Saturday.
According to the Vice President and Head of NBA Nigeria, Gbemisola Abudu, the event was part of the league’s commitment to growing broader basketball ecosystem in Nigeria and making the game more accessible across the country.
“Our first Jr. NBA clinic in Kano speaks to our commitment to growing the game in Nigeria and creating more opportunities for boys and girls to learn and play the game,” Abudu said.
“Nigeria has a rich basketball history and abundance of talent, which is evident every time you watch an NBA game. We look forward to continuing to engage with basketball stakeholders, business leaders and members of the community to further the game’s reach and impact on young people around the country,” she added.
The 2024 basketball initiative clinics of NBA Nigeria also included the league’s inaugural Jr. NBA elite camp for 150 boys and age-16 girls held at the American International School in Lagos in July.
Others include the NBA’s building of 1,000 courts in Africa over the next decade, Nigeria’s Festival Coins and Salubata named the top two winning businesses at NBA Africa Triple-Double Accelerator’s inaugural Demo Day in New York City held last September, and the third edition of “NBA Meets Art,” a curated installation celebrating basketball through the lens of Nigerian art and culture as part of West Africa’s premier art fair Art X Lagos, held in November.
Central to this vision is the federation’s investment in capacity building, evident in the just-concluded one-week Level 1 Badminton World Federation (BWF) Coaching Course, which marked a significant milestone for Nigerian badminton.
Held in Abuja, the course brought together 13 young coaches from across Nigeria. The last time such a course was held in the country was in 2017, making this a historic and transformative step.
The training was facilitated by the Badminton Confederation of Africa (BCA) in partnership with the Badminton Federation of Nigeria (BFN) and conducted by Dr. Ahmed Radah, the BCA Development Manager.
Radah, impressed by the talent he witnessed, praised Nigeria’s potential.
“Nigeria is blessed with immense talent and a strong badminton tradition. I believe this country has what it takes to dominate on the global stage,” he remarked.
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