The Southwest Zone One of National Sports Commission, Obafemi Awolowo Stadium is organizing a two day Under-15 Table Tennis Championship for boys and girls in the zone, (which comprises of Oyo, Ogun and Lagos State). The Championship which is the Quarterly Sports Development Programme of the Commission for second quarter will hold at the indoor sports hall of the Stadium as followv Arrival - 26th May, 2011
v Competition - 27th – 28th May, 2011
v Departure - 29th May, 2011
The Zonal Coordinator Mr. Steve Olarinoye stated that the championship is organized to discover new talent in the game stressing that southwest has always been at the forefront of the game in Nigeria, emphasizing that the legacy should not be destroyed.
He however enjoined the public to turn out en masse to cheer the players to victory.
Trophies, Prizes and Certificates will be awarded to deserving players at the end of the competition.
Dignitaries expected at the occasion includes: State Sports Commissioners from the zone (Oyo, Ogun and Lagos).
General Managers / Directors of Sports, Chairmen of Sports Council and Zonal Representatives and sports lovers.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Monday, May 9, 2011
POLO
NIGERIA,S NATIONAL POLO TEAM WILL BEGIN THEIR QUEST TO BE AT THE WORLD POLO CUP IN MALAYSIA LATER IN THE YEAR WITH THEIR FIRST QUALIFYING MATCH AGAINST SOUTH AFRICA ON JUNE 13TH.THE PRESIDENT OF THE NIGERIA POLO FEDERATION MR FRANCIS OGBORO SAID THAT NIGERIA,S NEXT MATCH WILL BE AGAINST PAKISTAN.HE STATED FURTHER THAT THE TWO ARGENTINE COACHES THAT WILL TINKER TEAM WOULD ARRIVE THE COUNTRY NEXT WEEK TO HELP PUT THE NIGERIAN TEAM THROUGH THEIR TRAINING SCHEDULE.
TENNIS
THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA HAS PENCILED DOWN THE NAMES OF 8 JUNIOR TENNIS PLAYERS THAT WILL FORM IT,S JUNIOR TENNIS TEAM FOR FUTURE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL TENNIS TOURNAMENT.THEY INCLUDE CHRISTIAN PAUL,MOSES MICHAEL,SAMUEL OMOLE,EMMANUEL IDOKO,ONYEKA MBANU,MICHAEL MICHAEL,SYLVESTER EMMANUEL AND EDWARD CHRISTOPHER.THESE PLAYERS WERE PICKED AFTER THE CONCLUSION OF THE 5TH CBN JUNIOR TENNIS CIRCUIT TOURNAMENT WHICH WAS HELD AT THE LAGOS LAWN TENNIS COURTS IN ONIKAN LAGOS
.ACCORDING TO A STATEMENT FROM THE APEX BANK,THE PLAYERS WILL BE FINANCED AND GIVEN SCHOLARSHIP BY THE BANK TO TRAIN AND PLAY TENNIS FOR THE COUNTRY IN FUTURE.
EARLIER IN THE FINALS OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP CHRISTIAN PAUL BEAT EMMANUEL IDOKO 9-4 IN THE UNDER 18 BOYS SINGLES WHILE MICHAEL MICHAEL BEAT SYLVESTER EMMANUEL 9-4 IN THE UNDER 16 BOYS.STILL ON THE BOYS CATEGORY BIODUN DAVID BEAT OLUMIDE AYOOLA 9-3 IN THE UNDER 14 BOYS,MICHAEL OSHEWA DEFEATED JOHN DICKSON 9-8 IN THE UNDER 12 BOYS,WHILE TERRY DIAS BEAT JEBUTU EMMANUEL 9-0 IN THE UNDER 10 BOYS.IN THE GIRLS CATEGORY 8 YEAR OLD OYILOWO QUADRE LOST TO 18 YEAR OLD AFOLARIN AKOSILE 9-1.QUADRE WAS THE STAR OF THE TOURNAMENT AS SHE HAD EARLIER DEFEATED NO ONE SEED IN THE 2ND ROUND AND THE NUMBER 3 SEED IN THE QUARTERFINAL TO GET TO THE FINALS.
.ACCORDING TO A STATEMENT FROM THE APEX BANK,THE PLAYERS WILL BE FINANCED AND GIVEN SCHOLARSHIP BY THE BANK TO TRAIN AND PLAY TENNIS FOR THE COUNTRY IN FUTURE.
EARLIER IN THE FINALS OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP CHRISTIAN PAUL BEAT EMMANUEL IDOKO 9-4 IN THE UNDER 18 BOYS SINGLES WHILE MICHAEL MICHAEL BEAT SYLVESTER EMMANUEL 9-4 IN THE UNDER 16 BOYS.STILL ON THE BOYS CATEGORY BIODUN DAVID BEAT OLUMIDE AYOOLA 9-3 IN THE UNDER 14 BOYS,MICHAEL OSHEWA DEFEATED JOHN DICKSON 9-8 IN THE UNDER 12 BOYS,WHILE TERRY DIAS BEAT JEBUTU EMMANUEL 9-0 IN THE UNDER 10 BOYS.IN THE GIRLS CATEGORY 8 YEAR OLD OYILOWO QUADRE LOST TO 18 YEAR OLD AFOLARIN AKOSILE 9-1.QUADRE WAS THE STAR OF THE TOURNAMENT AS SHE HAD EARLIER DEFEATED NO ONE SEED IN THE 2ND ROUND AND THE NUMBER 3 SEED IN THE QUARTERFINAL TO GET TO THE FINALS.
SCRABBLE
NIGERIA,S TOP SCRABBLE PLAYER CHINEDU OKWELUGO HAS BEEN SUSPENDED FROM ALL SCRABBLE ACTIVITIES INDEFINITELY BY THE NIGERIA SCRABBLE FEDERATION.ACCORDING TO THE SECRETARY OF THE NIGERIA SCRABBLE FEDERATION AIKENS JAMES,CHINEDU OKWELUGO WAS SUSPENDED FOR SPEARHEADING A SMEAR CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD TOKE AKA AND THE FEDERATION BOARD.HE STATED FURTHER THAT A DECISION TO LIFT THE SUSPENSION WOULD BE REACHED AFTER AN INVESTIGATION ON THE ALLEGATION HE LEVELED AGAINST THE BOARD WAS CARRIED OUT.MEANWHILE 11TH AND 12TH OF JUNE HAS BEEN FIXED AS A DATE FOR THE IBADAN NATIONAL OPEN SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP.THE IBADAN NATIONAL OPEN IS ONE OF THE TOURNAMENTS USED BY THE PLAYERS TO GARNER POINTS FOR THEIR RANKING.
VOLLEYBALL
NIGERIA,S MEN VOLLEYBALL TEAM RETURNED TO THE COUNTRY ON SUNDAY FROM CAIRO EGYPT AFTER TAKING PART IN THE AFRICAN VOLLEYBALL WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS HELD IN THAT COUNTRY.
ACCORDING TO THE SECRETARY OF THE NIGERIA VOLLEYBALL FEDERATION PATRICK ABOBI,THE NIGERIAN VOLLEYBALL TEAM FAILED TO MAKE IT TO THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP AFTER PLACING NINTH OVERALL IN THE QUALIFIERS.THE NIGERIAN TEAM EVEN FAILED TO MAKE IT TO THE QUARTERFINALS.
ACCORDING TO THE SECRETARY OF THE NIGERIA VOLLEYBALL FEDERATION PATRICK ABOBI,THE NIGERIAN VOLLEYBALL TEAM FAILED TO MAKE IT TO THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP AFTER PLACING NINTH OVERALL IN THE QUALIFIERS.THE NIGERIAN TEAM EVEN FAILED TO MAKE IT TO THE QUARTERFINALS.
SWIMMING
A NEW DATE HAS BEEN FIXED FOR THE CHIEF OF NAVAL STAFF OPEN SWIMMING COMPETITION.THE COMPETITION WHICH HAS BEEN POSTPONED BEFORE WILL NOW COME UP FROM THE 8TH TO 11TH OF JUNE AT THE ILORIN TOWNSHIP STADIUM SWIMMING POOL .THE PRESIDENT OF THE SWIMMING FEDERATION OF NIGERIA,MR BABATUNDE FATAI WILLIAMS SAID THAT COMPETITION WHICH WAS SUPPOSED TO COME BETWEEN MAY 2ND TO MAY 8TH WAS MOVED TO JUNE BECAUSE OF THE MAY 29 PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION BILLED FOR ABUJA.THE SWIMMING COMPETITION WILL HAVE 14 SWIMMERS FROM THE 36 STATES AND ABUJA TAKING PART.HE STATED FURTHER THAT CASH REWARD WOULD BE GIVEN TO SWIMMERS WHO EXCEL AT THE TOURNAMENT.MEANWHILE THE FEDERATION HAS CONCLUDED PLANS TO INVITE 7 SWIMMERS TO REPRESENT NIGERIA AT THE AFRICA ZONE 2 SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIP.
THE CHAMPIONSHIP WILL COME UP IN DAKAR SENEGAL FROM THE 20TH TO 22ND OF THIS MONTH.
THE CHAMPIONSHIP WILL COME UP IN DAKAR SENEGAL FROM THE 20TH TO 22ND OF THIS MONTH.
GOLF
ABOUT 200 AMATEUR GOLFERS WILL CONVERGE ON THE IKOYI GOLF COURSE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ONE DAY BAYWOOD GOLF TOURNAMENT.THE TOURNAMENT WHICH IS BILLED TO COME ON THE 4TH OF JUNE WILL TEE OFF AT 6.30 AM WITH THE GOLFERS GOING THROUGH THE 18 HOLE COURSE TO FIGHT FOR POINTS.
SPONSOR OF THE TOURNAMENT CHRIS BAYWOOD IBE SAID THAT HE CHOSE TO USE GOLF TO IMPACT POSITIVELY ON NIGERIA.
SIXTEEN TROPHIES,VARIOUS GIFT ITEMS WILL BE PRESENTED TO GOLFERS WHO EXCEL AT THE TOURNAMENT.A SIDE ATTRACTION OF THE TOURNAMENT IS BRAND NEW GOLF FOR THE HOLE IN ONE SCORE POINT.
SPONSOR OF THE TOURNAMENT CHRIS BAYWOOD IBE SAID THAT HE CHOSE TO USE GOLF TO IMPACT POSITIVELY ON NIGERIA.
SIXTEEN TROPHIES,VARIOUS GIFT ITEMS WILL BE PRESENTED TO GOLFERS WHO EXCEL AT THE TOURNAMENT.A SIDE ATTRACTION OF THE TOURNAMENT IS BRAND NEW GOLF FOR THE HOLE IN ONE SCORE POINT.