By Jonathan Ugbal The Ibiaragidi ward football team Sunday, in Bekwarra local government area of northern Cross River emerged winners of the maiden edition of the Akwaji Henry football tournament. The Ibiaragidi team pipped the Gakem boys to the gold medal and NGN100,000 cash prize while the Gakem boys went home with the silver medal
By Jonathan Ugbal The Nairabet Football Club of Obudu urban on Saturday pipped the Obudu Football Academy to win the fourth edition of the Comrade Odey Adamade Unity Cup. This makes it two in a row for the club which now boasts of the record as the highest winners of the competition. After playing out
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The second edition of the Honorable Peter Odey Football Tournament has come to an end at the Ogoja Township Stadium with the Young Stars of Ishibori beating Ukpe Youngsters with 3-0 to clinch the coverted trophy. The final match which was played 29th April had the Special Adviser to the President of
By Ushang Ewa At least seven (7) football fans have died due to electrocution following a transformer explosion Thursday night at Inyangasang area of Calabar, the Cross River State capital. CrossRiverWatch gathered that a high tension cable dropped on a match viewing centre after the explosion causing about 30 fans watching a football match to
By Ushang Ewa The Cross River State Government has unveiled plans to host a female football tournament as part of its grassroots program to develop the sector in the state. The Chairman of the Cross River State Sports Commission, Orok Duke stated in a briefing before the kick off of the final match for the
By Jonathan Ugbal The Chairman of the Enyimba Football Club, Felix Anyansi-Agwu has commended the hospitality meted to his team who are currently playing their home matches in Calabar, the capital City of Cross River State due to ongoing renovations at their home stadium in Aba. “The people of Calabar have made us feel at
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 Jonathan Ugbal The Comrade Odey Adamade’s Unity cup will kick off August 1, a statement from the foundation says. The statement signed by the programme head Undeshi David and made available to CrossRiverWatch by him, says the competition which is in its third edition is “Open to all teams across the ten political wards of