by crossriverwatch admin The 10th edition of the famous Obudu Mountain Race has been slated for 8 November, 2014 in its usual venue, the Obudu mountains of Cross River State. According to the Local Organizing Committee for the event, this year’s edition shall be tagged “Mountain Race of the Stars; 6th African Mountain Running Championship”.
by crossriverwatch admin It was a very bad outing for the Nigerian female table tennis team at the ongoing Glasgow, Scotland Commonwealth games as all of them crashed out without reaching the knockout stages. Even the reigning national and continental champion, Cross River born Edem Offiong who promised to win gold, was knocked out in
by crossriverwatch admin Calabar Municipality has successfully defended its title, as they emerged overall winner of the Cross River state 5th primary/secondary school athletics championship for the second time in a row, by winning 32 medals. The championship which was held at the main bowl of the U.J Esuene stadium, had students from the 18
by crossriverwatch admin GOtv has announced its partnership with the Cross River State government on the 5th Athletics and Swimming Championship for primary and secondary schools. This announcement was made at the Transcorp Hotel in Calabar on Tuesday, 8 July 2014. The sporting event will involve representatives from eighteen local government areas in Cross River
by crossriverwatch admin Former Calabar Rovers midfielder, Abraham Fackaa has expressed shock at the level of insults being heaped on most members of the Super Eagles by some Nigerian football fans. The Super Eagles dream of a historic quarter-final berth at the World Cup was cut short when they were beaten 2-0 by former world
by crossriverwatch admin As expected, reigning African Queen of the Tracks, Nigeria’s Blessing Okagbare today won the 100m heat with a time of 11.06 seconds at the ongoing Cross River All Athletics Championship in Calabar.
by crossriverwatch admin As many as four reigning African champions are on parade from this Thursday through Saturday as the 68th edition of the flagship event of the Athletic Federation of Nigeria (AFN), the Cross River state-sponsored All Nigeria Athletics Championships are held. Leading the cast of these reigning continental kings and queens are IAAF
by crossriverwatch admin Nigeria’s Under 17 National football team, the Golden Eaglets secured a convincing 6-1 victory in another test game in Calabar yesterday. This time their opponents were the Cross River State selected side. It was the 15th game of the Nigeria U-17 team under coach Emmanuel Amuneke. Hero of the day was Suleiman