Grand Finale Of JOE Tennis Tourney Set For Today
The tourney features an Under 15 category, doubles, women's and men's singles, and pro exhibition games.
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NYG Asaba 2023: Ex-Athlete, Ijirigho Weeps For Cross River
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- October 8, 2023
By Jacob Ajom, Vanguard Newspaper For the umpteenth time, serial winners, Team Delta were crowned champions of the 2023 National Youth Games (NYG) last Saturday at the Stephen Keshi stadium, Asaba. Team Delta dominated the week-long event after amassing an unprecedented 116-medal haul to underline its number-one position in the country. A breakdown of the
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Gov. Bassey Otu’s Chief Of Staff Embrace Healthy Billionaires Club, Pledge Government Support
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- August 9, 2023
By Agency Reporter The Chief of Staff to the Cross River State Governor, Hon. Emmanuel Ironbar, says the many contributions of Healthy Billionaires Fitness Club to Cross River State Sports and Healthcare development endeared him to be an automatic member of the club. Ironbar stated this when he received the leadership of the club, led
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Cross River 10th Assembly Laments Rot In Sports, Pledges Revival Of Sector
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- August 8, 2023
By Edem Ita, The Beagle News The Cross Rover House of Assembly Committee on Youths and Sports has pledged the readiness of the 10th Assembly to work assiduously with the Executive to resuscitate the dilapidating sporting facilities around the state, especially at the UJ Esuene Stadium in Calabar. Chairman of the House Committee, and Member
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21 Players Dump Pelican Stars, Allege Unfair Treatment
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- April 18, 2023
By Ebenezer Bajela, The Punch Newspaper The Punch Newspaper has exclusively gathered that no fewer than 21 players have left the Calabar-based women’s club, Pelican Stars, amid allegations of unfair treatment and poor management. The former Nigeria Women’s Football League champions have struggled to pay players and officials salaries in the last four years. This
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Netball Stakeholders Kick Against Formation Of “Illegal” Netball Federation
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- March 29, 2023
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A Trustee of CSED Initiative and sport for change activist, Mr. Cornelius Ehimiaghe, and members of the Naija Netball Stakeholders have kicked against plans by some individuals to “hijack netball in Nigeria” by registering a Nigeria Netball Federation. In a statement seen by CrossRiverWatch, the stakeholders “condemned the brazen actions of some
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Cross River To Send 360, Oyo 296 Athletes, Officials To Asaba 2022
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- November 26, 2022
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
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FIFA U-17 World Cup: Nigeria Flamingos Defeat USA, Moves To Semi-Finals Stage
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- October 21, 2022
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