Sports
LORD’S TAVERNERS TO SUPPORT GRASSROOTS CRICKET AND OTHER SPORTS IN NIGERIA
Lord’s Taverners a UK based sports for change NGO would work with CSED (Community Sport and Educational Development) in promoting the development of cricket and some other sports at the grassroots level in Nigeria. This uplifting message from Dave Pemberton (Project Manager) of Lord’s Taverners was delivered by Edema Fuludu (CSED National Coordinator) during the presentation of freely donated cricket kits and equipment (bats, balls, head gear, jerseys, canvass, gloves cricket shoes, practice balls, wicket keeping pads, shirts and trousers) to the students of Government Day Secondary School, Asaba.
Edema Fuludu advised the very delighted students and staff of the school that Lord’s Taverners is the biggest cricket charity in the UK and their good work of supporting schools, cricket clubs and cricket associations is carried out all over the world. Lord’s Taverners major goal is to make sports accessible to the children of the less privileged who ordinarily would not be able to purchase some expensive equipment that will enable them to take part in some sports. Edema Fuludu stated that the management of Lord’s Taverners recently donated sports equipment weighing more than 450 kilogrammes to CSED for free onward distribution to some selected schools in the Niger Delta area.
Furthermore, Edema Fuludu remarked that the last of these cricket kits and equipment would be donated to the students of Army Day Secondary School 1 Army Barracks Effurun. However, the netball training kits will be distributed to selected girls secondary schools at a later date, as part of the re-introduction of netball to secondary schools in Nigeria.
Finally, Edema Fuludu stated that since the Management of Lord’s Taverners are pleased with the way CSED handled the free distribution of the donated kits and equipment; Lord’s Taverners would be keen to send another consignment of free sports kits and equipment to selected secondary schools in the Niger Delta area. The Management and students of Government Model Secondary School (Asaba) thanked Lord’s Taverners for their generosity and urged the students who will make use of the donated equipment to always put in their best in training and in competitive matches.
In her response, the Principal of Government Day Secondary School Asaba Mrs C.K Oragbuna said this is an auspicious occasion for the school’s management and students. She thanked Lords Taverners for the donations as well as CSED the link for the items. She was accompanied by the school games mistress Mrs P. I Ezeanah, the cricket coach and the Head coach Delta State Cricket Association Mr. Anthony Enuma.
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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