Sports
RSFA Opens Registration For Keves, All Stars Tourney
The Acting Chairman of Rivers State Football Association (RSFA), Ibigoni Benjamin-Akobo, says registration of clubs has commenced for the second edition of the Keves Football Championship and All Stars tournament in the state.
He stated that the registration is open for all amateur football clubs in the 23 Local Government Areas, saying that the competition is not for any League player.
Akobo made this known in a press briefing, last Tuesday, at the RSFA Secretariat, Ernest Ikoli Press Centre, Moscow road, Port Harcourt.
According to him, the competition is expected to commence second week of next month and ends in a six weeks duration.
“Registration of clubs for the second edition of Keves Football Competition has just started with a registration fee of ten thousand naira, while registration form for All Stars is N30,000, clubs can pick their form at RSFA Secretariat.
“This competition is not for any League player, because our target is to discover hidden talents. Any club that featured League player will be penalised. The tournament is scheduled to start second week of next month to end in six weeks time and four matches is to be played a day,” Akobo said.
He revealed that winner of the competition will take home N700,000, while second and third place will smile home with the sum of N500,000 and N300,000 respectively.
Akobo further disclosed that winners of the All Stars tournament are to cart away N300,000, while second and third get N200,000 and N100,000 respectively.
By: Tonye Orabere
Vice president of the Nigeria Olympics Committee (NOC), Chief Solomon Ogba, foremost Sports Marketer and founder of Okpekpe Road Race, Mike Itemuagbor and top Sports Journalist and Media Strategist, Mitchel Obi have lent their voices in support of the Niger Delta Sports Festival (NDSF).
The personalities with backgrounds in sports administration, marketing and media spoke separately in commendation of the festival, an initiative of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) with Dunamis Icon as consultants.
“This is a positive addition to the evolving sports business ecosystem because it is not just a springboard for identifying talents, it also offers a platform to truly hone the skills of those already discovered”, remarked Obi, who served as Special Advisor to a former Sports Minister, late Anthony Ikhazabor.
He said the festival will be a flagship event in the region that would trigger interest in sports among the youths and people of the region.
Edo State-born Itemuagbor commended the NDDC for the decision to add sports in the list of their intervention projects in the region, adding that: “This speaks directly to the problem of youth restiveness which is of great concern to our people.”
Raphael Onyedika has now emerged as a major doubt for the Super Eagles’ must-win 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Rwanda and Zimbabwe later this month.
The midfielder was forced out early from last week’s league game against Standard Liege.
He has not recovered from the injury and so will miss today’s league match against Gent and may also miss a UEFA Champions League Round of 16 clash against Aston Villa yesterday.
The Super Eagles take on Rwanda in Kigali on March 21, before they face Zimbabwe in Uyo four days later in crucial World Cup qualifiers.
Nigeria’s Super Eagles and Al-Khalood defender, William Troost-Ekong, has shared his experience on the difficulties of winning the prestigious Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) while describing it a must win trophy.
The former Watford FC defender has competed in the tournament three times but has yet to lift the trophy.
“I’ve been there three times now, bronze medal, silver medal, but I haven’t had the chance to win it. That remains my ultimate goal,” he told Tidesports source.
“It means so much to me and all the kids growing up in Africa and Nigeria.”
-
Business1 day ago
Safety Engineers Honour NCAA Boss
-
Featured1 day agoWe’ve Strengthened Rivers Fire Fighting Capability – Fubara
-
News1 day agoFubara Orders Outgoing LG Chairmen To Hand Over To HLGAS
-
Sports1 day ago
NDSS vows commitment To Sports Competition
-
Featured1 day agoIYC Expresses Concerns Over Political Tension In Rivers
-
Nation1 day ago
NCSU Rejects Supreme Court Judgments …Says Nigeria Drifting To Banana Republic
-
Business1 day ago
Operator Hopes For Improved Airline Operations Through Afrexim Bank
-
Editorial1 day ago
Fubara’s Infrastructure Boost For IAUE