By Ogar Monday Organizers of the annual Ikpakapit Football Tournament have revealed that they hope that the tournament unites the 9 units that make up the Ikpakapit Ward, Yakurr Local Government Area of Cross River State, saying that football is dear to the heart of the Ikpakapit people and is being exploited for good. Mr.
By Eyo Charles (Calabar) & Jeremiah Oke (Ibadan), Daily Trust Newspaper Cross River and Oyo States are sending a total of 656 athletes and officials to the forthcoming National Sports Festival in Asaba, the capital of Delta State. The 21st edition of the sports festival is scheduled to be held from November 28 to December
By Patrick Obia It was a teary and emotion-filled Wednesday afternoon at the ongoing FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in India as the Flamingos of Nigeria lost 5:6 on penalty shootouts to the Las Cafeteras of the Columbian U-17 women’s team. Both teams had played the first 45 minutes nil-nil in a game that was
By Patrick Obia The Flamingos of Nigeria have qualified for the semi-finals in the ongoing FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in India. The Flamingos defeated the tram USA 4:3 on penalty shootouts after the 90 minutes play ended in a draw, 1:1. Omamuzo Edafe gave the Nigerian side the lead in the 27th minute through
By Patrick Obia Three Cross Riverians – Miracle Usani, Immaculata Offiong, and Edidiong Etim who are playing at the ongoing FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup India 2022 have helped the Flamingos of Nigeria to book their place into the quarter-finals. The trio have been in scintillating form for the Nigeria women’s side and have garnered
By Jonathan Ugbal The National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW football club has won the ninth edition of the Odey Adamade Unity Football Competition in Obudu. The union club won Okworogung football club one nil at the finals held at the UTI J. A Agba stadium on Friday, and took home the grand prize
By People’s Gazette The athlete, who said that her eyes were on winning the Olympic Gold, also lambasted the Nigerian Government for not doing enough on time to keep athletes in the “competition and success” at international events, People’s Gazette reports. Nigerian athlete and Commonwealth medalist, Patience George, has described her State of origin, Cross
By Jonathan Ugbal Listen To The Report Cross River-born Teremas ‘Terem’ Moffi scored two goals on Monday at the Stade Adrar in Morocco to help Nigeria’s Super Eagles beat the Falcons and True Patriots of São Tomé and Príncipe on the second game day of the 2023 African Cup of Nations, AFCON qualifier. Moffi, 23,