THE NATION WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 2013
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EST BROM head coach Steve Clarke wants striker Peter Odemwingie to stay, despite his Twitter outburst against the club. Albion have rejected two offers from QPR for the Nigerian, the latest believed to £3million. Odemwingie has handed in a transfer request and over the weekend hit out at the Baggies on Twitter, accusing them of “stealing” his loyalty and showing him a lack of respect. Clarke made his intention to keep hold of Odemwingie known at today’s press conference, claiming he feels the player has been “really badly advised” by his representatives. Clarke has cast doubts over whether Rangers will make PUBLIC NOTICE LOSS OF DOCUMENT We hereby inform the general public that the original Certificate of Occupancy No. 52/52/1991AX in respect of property being situate and known as Magodo residential scheme Plot.1 Block 5 Shomolu Area of lagos belonging to Benjamin Onokebhagbe Aigbomian (late) and in the custody of Mrs Ekundayo Amancia Algbomian, (administratix of the estate of the deceased Dr. Benjamin Onokebhagbe Aigbomian (late) is missing. If found please return to the undersigned or the nearest police station. Signed: Godwin Onuneme (Barristers and solicitors)
an acceptable off before the transfer window closes on Thursday, but accepts Odemwingie will have to build bridges with fans, players and the club. Odemwingie, who has
made 13 Barclays Premier League starts this season, was due to meet with Albion officials today to discuss his social networking remarks and he faces the possibility of a fine.
He has deleted some of his more inflammatory remarks from Twitter but it is understood the outbursts have not been looked on favourably by the midlands club.
Even QPR boss Harry Redknapp intimated yesterday that Odemwingie’s rants were ill-advised and had not helped in terms of trying to push a potential deal through.
Dolphins win Lagos pre season tourney
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ORMER Nigeria Premier League champions, Dolphins of Port Harcourt has emerged winner of the Lagos Pre-season tournament sponsored by Sports Manufacturing company. The Port Harcourt dwellers won 4 and drew one match en route to being handed a giant trophy with cash incentive to follow later. The Technical Adviser of the club, Stanley Eguma in a chat with NationSport disclosed that
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From Tunde Liadi, Owerri he took the newly signed and those retained from last season to Lagos and was thrilled at the performance of the recently added players who had a nice experience despite the few periods they have spent with the team. Eguma said that Dolphins flew over 36 Lions 3-2, First Bank 2-0 and Bridge Boys 1-0 before securing a draw and a win against an academy which belongs to Super Eagles’ captain, Yobo Joseph. The coach confirmed that the club retained most of the core of the players used last season with as much as 22 of them while about 10 to 12 players were added to fortity the squad from the lower cadre ahead of the February 16 kick off date of the NPL season for 2012/2013. The one-time Dream Team V Assistant Coach, thanked the organisers of the pre season tournament one which he added made him to see the players he has in his care at match situations. Eguma also had kind words for Dolphins management which approved of their two weeks stay at the Beverly Hills Hotels and Resort at Nnewi stating that the team’s build up to the new league season is going according to plan and fully intact. Eguma said: “We came back from a pre season tournament in Lagos
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yesterday(Monday) where we ended up as the winners of the tourney. We won four matches and drew only one to emerge victorious. “We had a tough pre season camping at Nnewi where spent two weeks and our stay at the Beverly Hills Hotels has made me to have a close look at the squad we have. It also made me to see how easily blended the new players would fit in. “We put all we had learnt during the pre season closed camping to spot our errors which assisted during the Lagos pre season tournament.”
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HotSports ladder challenge HE attention of Nigeria’s serves off squash fraternity will
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witnessed over the years, sets a shift to the Squash standard which must be met and Section of the Lagos Country perhaps surpassed by the next Club, Ikeja as the 5th annual edition. HotSports will continue HotSports Ladder Challenge, a to provide support for this squash competition sponsored championship even as we by HotSports Nigeria Limited, continually improve on the kicks off today. achievements of each edition,” Fifth in the series, the Ige said. championship pits skillful and Demola Olusunmade, Vice veteran squash players against Chairman of the Squash Section one another in top rated duels of the Lagos Country Club, for about two weeks expressed delight at the consecutively with the player involvement of corporate who has the highest points organizations in the promotion emerging the overall winner. of the game of squash. He said According to Taye Ige, CEO this year’s edition would feature of HotSports, the championship the Men and Veteran categories. was conceived as a platform to He maintained that the Veteran promote the game and also category is meant for players engender bonding among who are 50 years and above. members. He explained that the “This year’s edition will tournament, since its feature the Men and Veteran commencement, has continued categories. The player with the to improve and deliver on these highest points will emerge objectives. He pledged the winner in each of the categories. organisation’s continual I can assure you that this edition sponsorship of the tournament. of the championship will be “There has been tremendous very engaging going by the improvement in the array of players that will be on tournament over the years and parade.” Olusunmade said. each edition, as we have 2ND OCHEI INTERNATIONAL WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL
Competition to serve as trial for S/Africa tourney
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HE Wheelchair Basketball Federation of Nigeria (WBFN) is set to use the 2nd Victor Ochei International Wheelchair Basketball Championship as trials for the Under 23 Wheelchair Basketball Championship in South Africa between 30th March -9th April. The Victor Ochei wheelchair basketball Championship has been scheduled to hold at the Indoor Sports Hall of the National Stadium as from 28th February -9th March. President, Wheelchair Basketball Federation of Nigeria, (WBFN),Bukola Olopade said on Tuesday from South Africa that arrangements have been concluded for the selected players participate in the South Africa championship. According to him, ‘’the South Africa trip will enable the country’s wheelchair basketball team participate at the forthcoming World 23
Wheelchair basketball championship slated for October in Turkey. Olopade also informed that the best outstanding players would be selected for the country in order for the team to qualify for the World Championship. The former commissioner for Sport Ogun State added that, Sir Victor Ochei,who is the Speaker ,House of Assembly,Delta has promised to make the wheelchair basketball an envy to all and encourage Special athletes be appreciated. ‘’Ochei has reiterated his commitment to the growth and development of Wheelchair basketball in the country hence his determination to make this years edition more competitive and elaborate and we at the federation is not living any stone unturned to organise a well and hitch free championship’’,he said.
NSSF: Events finally kick off From Florence NkemIsrael, Port Harcourt HE fifth edition of the Nigeria National School Sports Festival, (NSSF) events has finally kicked off after what seems like endless three days of intensive screening of the athletes. Judo and Handball kicked off at the University of Port Harcourt venue of events with several states participating in the various categories of the preliminary while indoor games were also said to have started at the Alfred Spiff Diete sports complex. As at the time of this report, results has not been recorded for any of the events that has started. Meanwhile, screening was still on-going at the University of Port Harcourt campus football pitch for about three games also as at the time of this report, some events were weighing to get the appropriate weight categories while majority of the games had concluded and were good to go. The organisers of the games has given the firm assurance that the entire events are starting today at the various venues. The venues chosen for the events remain: Spiff-Diete sports complex popularly called civic centre, University of Port Harcourt, Liberation stadium and Chief Adokiye Amiesimaka sports complex.
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Sharks line up Enyimba, Heartland friendlies From Florence NkemIsrael, Port Harcourt HARKS football club of port Harcourt will
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be concluding its final phase of preparations for the 2012/2013 Nigeria Premier League season billed to kick off next month with tune up games. Media officer of the club Peter Abaje says the club has lined up friendly matches to be played against Unicem Rovers of Calabar, the national under twenty side, the flying eagles, Enyimba Football club of Aba and Federation and Super four Cup kings Heartland Football Club of Owerri fondly called the Naze millionaires. Abaje said that the matches have been carefully selected by the technical crew led by Coach Austine Eguavoen to further identify areas that need improvement in the team before the commencement of the new season. “The head of the technical crew has carefully selected those teams because of the level of opposition they will offer sharks FC”. “It is not about winning right now but also about identifying weaknesses in the team; it is also hoped that by the end of the tune up games Sharks FC would have taken shape in readiness for the new season”, Abaje added.