By Ogar Monday In a bid to grow sports and promote Taekwondo in particular at the grass root level, an inaugural Calabar Taekwondo Open is set to hold from the 19th to the 21st of January, in Calabar the Cross River State capital. According to a statement signed by Dr. Ferguson Oluigbo, Tournament Director and
By Ojeka Odey Chief Okoi Obono Obla, Special Assistant on Prosecution to President Buhari has pledged to partner the organizers of Late Pa Charles Ugep unity cup to provide football boots and jerseys for the 2017 edition of the tournament. Speaking at the end of the 2016 edition of the tournament, Obla lauded the winners
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Ahead of the 2016/2017 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) season, Enyimba FC of Aba also known as the People’s Elephants have chosen to play their home games in Calabar. The People’s Elephant have been away from their traditional ground, Enyimba International Stadium which is undergoing repairs. Due to the renovations going on
By Archibong Jeremiah Team Cross River State of the Nigeria Medical Association, NMA has qualified to represent the South- South Zone of the Nigeria Medical Association at the National NMA football games in Taraba State come February 2017. The team defeated Bayelsa State 3-1 on penalties at the Abraham Odia stadium, University of Calabar to
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River born Cecilia Otu-Akpan claimed the singles title at the final of the maiden Nigeria Table Tennis Federation (NTTF) National Championships (women category) held at the Indoor Hall of the National Stadium in Lagos. The Cross River State Canaan Queens Table Tennis Club also came second in the Club Championships while
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade Wednesday promised to build a Governor’s lodge in Ikom local government area and kicked off the governor’s cup in the first event of his 5 day tour of the central and northern senatorial districts in the state Ayade also promised to further add
By Jonathan Ugbal The state owned Rovers football club of Calabar will henceforth play its home matches in the newly constructed Ikom township stadium says Cross River Sports Commissioner, Asu Okang. Asu disclosed this in an interview with AIT’s Rasheed Olanrewaju Wednesday in Ikom where he also explained the reason behind the newly launched “Thumps
By Ushang Ewa The Cross River State government requested the sum of 650 million Naira to put “finishing touches” to the necessary facilities required for the botched 19th National Sports Festival say sources in Abuja. This comes on the heels of the revocation of the right to host the games by the state as Sports