Winners Of Aboh-Mbaise Athltics Championship Called To Camp
Two weeks after the maiden edition of the Aboh-Mbaise LGA Schools Athletics Championship which took place at the Nguru Sports Center, the gains have already started manifesting.
Words reaching Trumpeta sports desk suggests that all the event winners at the just concluded Primary/Secondary Schools Athletics Championship have been called to a camping exercise.
Hon. Anthony C Atudume (Aboh-Mbaise SOLAD) in a release made available through his PA on Sports Matters, Mr Kennedy Onwunali (MD Silver Sports) directed that all the athletes who excelled during the championship should immediately be invited camp for proper training program designed to keep them in shape and to develop their talents.
He noted that the Rescue Mission Program of his Excellency Owelle Rochas Okorocha the Governor of the State did place a priority on human development especially in the area of Education and Sports within the Local Government Areas which he holds so dear to his heart.
He however promised that his administration will continue to work at the grassroots level to discover hidden talents in the area of sports through his pet project tagged ‘LUMANTS’, meaning “Let Us Millionaires Aboh-Mbaise Through Sports”.
Hon Atudume also happed on the forth coming CGC football which according to him will soon take in the LGA, adding that they will also be competitions for other sports like Volleyball and Taekwondo all designed to discover young talents as well as help to eradicate crime and other social vice in the society.
In her own reaction, the State Ag Director of Sports Mrs. Chizotam Aretola commended Hon. Atudume for creating a strong avenue of tapping talents for the replacement of the ageing once.
She then called on other SOLAD’s to try and emulate their Aboh-Mbaise counterpart in other to help the development of sports at the rural areas.
SP Kefas Was A Selfless
Officer _ ACP Kigigha
Dr. Kefas Go’ar (SP) was on Wednesday July 30 described as one Police Officer that went about discharging his duties in selfless manner.
This assertion was made by the Area Commander in charge of Owerri zone ACP Felix Kigigha (FIFA/CAF instructor), when the Nigerian Police Command, South-East Zone organized a novelty match in memory of the fallen Mentor SP Kefas whas until his untimely death was the Sports Officer in charge of South-East Police Command.
Reacting to Trumpeta immediately after the event at the Dan Anyiam Stadium, Owerri, ACP Kigigha said that when Kefas was unanimously selected to be zone 9 sports officer because of his good qualities and selfless contribution to Nigerian Police sports. On two consecutive occasions he has led the zone to the National Police games were they performed creditably well winning medals for the zone especially in football and Tug of War.
He then stated that they were thrown into total confusion when the news of his death was announced adding that he was a motivator and went about discharging his duties in a selfless manner noting that even as DCO in Oru-East he did a wonderful job before he aws posted back to Shell Camp before his demise.
In the game between the Police Machine team and the Imo All-Stars International Club which ended one goal apiece, SP Kefas was issued a red card signaling his final departure from the sporting arena. He was also pulled out of the Nigerian Police Tug of War team after a novelty contest between the Male and their Female counterparts.
Also speaking, DSP Mary James who incidentally comes from the same State with Kefas recounted how SP Kefas was always playing a fatherly role to everyone that had an encounter with him adding that the gap he death has created will be difficult to fill especially in Nigerian Police Sports, Zone 9.
His remains yesterday left Aladinma Mortuary to the State Police Headquarters, Owerri were the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Mr. Mike Ogbodu on behalf of the CP, Mohamed Katsina performed the last respect before his onward movement to his home town Kopging in Kenke LGA of Plateau State.
SP Kefas was married with two boys aged 55 years and will be buried tomorrow Friday August 2. May his gentle soul rest in perfect peace.
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE QUALIFIERS
30/7/31
PSV 2 — 0 Zulu Weregem
Lyon 1 — 0 Grasshoppers
Dinamo Zagreb 1 — 0 FC Sheriff
FC Nordjailland 0 –1 Zenit
POAK 0 — 2 M. Kharkiv
Basel 1 — 0 Maccabi Tel Aviv
J.kalju 0 — 4 V. Plzen
CLUB FRIENDLIES (30/7/13)
ST. Miren 0 — 2 Newcastle
Kaiserslautern 1 1 B. Leverkusen
W. Kickers 0 3 B/Dortmund
Gdansk FC 2 — 2 Barcelona
Philadelphia — Stoke City
FED CUP ¼ FINAL RESULTS
Kano Pillars — W. Wolves
Heartland — Akwa Utd
Akwa Starlets — Lobi Stars
Nasarawa Utd — Enyimba
Oboabona’s Arsenal Snub Was Wrong__Ikpeba
Former African Footballer of the year Victor Ikpeba has said it was wrong for Godfrey Oboabona not to undergo trials with EPL side Arsenal.
Oboabona earlier said it was disrespectfull for Arsenal to ask him to undergo trials after what he has achieved with the Super Eagles
But Ikpeba in a chart with reporters said, “Oboabona was wrongly advised, he should have gone for the trials even if he does not make it into the main team, another English side would have seen him.
“I know he would say he won the AFCON and plays for Sunshine Stars but he should understand that it’s not the same way these European coaches view European and South American players they view African Players.
“Yes, we have talent but you need to understand how they play, adjust to their weather and a lot of things, so I think he should have gone for the trials because I know Arsene Wenger has a lot of respect for respect,” the Prince of Monaco concluded.
