by crossriverwatch admin The faces of journalists who won laurels at the sports competition during the just concluded Press Week of the Cross River State Council of the NUJ smiled broadly on Wednesday as they were handed their cash prizes and medals. Speaking at the ceremony which took place at the Ernest Etim Bassey Press
by crossriverwatch admin In keeping with its impressive record at the world’s most prestigious mountain race, a Kenyan, Rono Philemon displaced to second place, Abebe Dinkesa, the Ethiopian who won the 2012 Obudu International Mountain Race while Ugandan Geofrey Kusuru came third. Rono Philemon won the 11 kilometre race in 1 hour, 43 seconds, Abebe
by crossriverwatch admin Odey Alenyo, the Nigerian Television Authority, NTA, Calabar reporter has again emerged the winner of the Media Race at the 9th edition of the Obudu International Mountain Race 2013 making it the third time he is coming tops at the race. Alenyo who won the race in 2011 to take home the
by crossriverwatch admin As the 2013 edition of the National Schools Sports Championship kicks off in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, Thursday November 21, 2013, Governor Liyel Imoke of Cross River State has charged the state’s contingent to bring back the trophy which they won in the past two editions of the game. Imoke, who
by crossriverwatch admin As many as 147 adults will take part in Saturday’s 9th Obudu International Mountain Race and the 5th African Mountain Running Championships scheduled to hold at the Obudu ranch resort in Cross River State. The runners comprise 53 women and 94 men, including the reigning men and women’s champions, Abebe Dinkesa and
by crossriverwatch admin Cross River State Governor Senator Liyel Imoke has bagged the Football Friendly Governor Award at the Pitch Award which held at Transcorp Hotel, Calabar. Organized by Matchmakers in conjunction with the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Imoke won over 96 per cent of the votes by a cross spectrum of football stakeholders, including
by crossriverwatch admin Super Eagle Head Coach, Stephen Keshi has described the UJ Esuene sports Stadium pitch as ‘unkempt’ for the nature of the match the Super Eagle will play Against the Ethiopia on Saturday. He however said his boys are poise to get the world cup ticket. Speaking with sports journalists on Wednesday at
by crossriverwatch admin Chelsea’s John Mikel Obi lead home based Super Eagles players have already arrived Calabar, Nigeria for Saturday’s Brazil 2014 World Cup qualifier against the Walya Antelopes of Ethiopia at the U.J. Esuene Stadium, Calabar. Ben Alaiya, the Super Eagles Media Officer disclosed this in Calabar on Tuesday. Alaiya says flight hitches also