By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Bayelsa Queens Football Club has unveiled Whyte Ogbonda as their new head coach. During the unveiling ceremony in Yenagoa, on Tuesday July 16, 2024 at the Samson Siasia Stadium, Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri, who was represented by his deputy, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, said the appointment of …
Read More »Bayelsa: NDU Queens, Afini Ladies Qualify for Semi-Final
… As Stardom Life FC, Igbogene Girls Lose Bid By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Samson Siasia Stadium on Friday, came alive as the quarter finals of Bayelsa Governor’s Football Tournament, got underway. Stardom Life FC and NDU Queens locked horns to decide which team will qualify for the semi-final, but …
Read More »Bayelsa: International Scouting, Coaching Clinic Ends as Women’s Tournament Begins
It was an eventful week in Yenagoa as the 5th Governor Diri International Scouting Program/Coaching Clinic climaxed in a pulsating final match involving twenty-seven players screened from over five hundred players selected during the preliminary round of Nigeria’s biggest grassroots football tournament, tagged the Prosperity Cup. It was a memorable …
Read More »Olympics: Nigerian Wrestlers depart Spain for Germany for Final Camping
By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Nigeria Wrestling contingent left Madrid, Spain for Germany in what is their last camping before the Olympic Games in Paris, France. The wrestlers which participated in Spanish Grand Prix, a pre-Olympic tournament in Madrid, had Esther Kolawole 62kg and Ogunsanya Christinah 53kg record bronze for …
Read More »Prosperity Cup: Krusaders Feeders FC, Nembe City FC, Movers FC Qualify for Round of 16
… As Peremo Soccer Academy, Niger Delta Queens, Boro Queens Win in Women’s Tournament … Movers FC, Bayelsa United Feeders, Agbere FC also Secure Round of Sixteen Ticket Defending champions, Krusaders Feeders FC, Afini FC, Anyama FC, Petroleum Boys FC, Rose of Sharon FC, Ogboinbiri FC, Nembe City FC and …
Read More »Bayelsa Pledges Commitment to Sports Devt as Prosperity Cup Holds Women’s Draws
By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Bayelsa State Government says it will continue to use sports as a veritable means to develop youths of the state as well as dissuade them from crime and criminality. The Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, stated this during a courtesy visit by members of the Central …
Read More »Wrestling Federation Unveils six Wrestlers for Paris Olympics
By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Nigeria Wrestling Federation has unveiled 6 athletes who will fly the nation’s flag at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, France. The team, which comprises five female wrestlers, one male freestyle wrestler and three coaches, was presented on Monday in a colourful ceremony at the Dynamite …
Read More »Olympics is Beyond Winning, but Promoting Peaceful Coexistence ~ Igali, Braveman
By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Bayelsa State Commissioner for Sports Development, Daniel Igali, has re-emphasised the importance of the Olympics as a festival that promotes a peaceful and better world for all. The Olympic champion made the remarks at the 2024 Olympic Day Run in Yenagoa, organised by the Bayelsa …
Read More »Bayelsa Committed to Para Sports Development ~ Commissioner
By our Reporter The commissioner for Sports Development, Bayelsa State, Dr. Daniel Igali, on Friday restated the state government’s commitment to the development of Para sports in the country. Igali, who is a world and Olympic champion, made the assertion in Yenagoa, at the opening of a technical seminar with …
Read More »Gov Diri’s Int’l Scouting Program Begins in Yenagoa
…. Laddan Bosso, Glen Stahl Lead 8 Other International Scouts to Bayelsa The 5th Governor Douye Diri International Scouting Program is set to commence on Monday, July 1, 2024, at the Samson Siasia Sports Complex in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. Organized by the Prosperity Cup in collaboration with Tristone Agency, OTP …
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