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Friday, May 1, 2015
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Etisalat U-15 School Cup: Angelone, Ibrahim thumb up tourney Stories by Andrew Ekejiuba
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hief Marketing Officer, Etisalat Nigeria, Francesco Angelone has expressed satisfaction with the level of the competition as well as the passion displayed by the teams at the just concluded Etisalat U-15 School Cup. Angelone told Extra Time that: “37 Secondary schools began with us at the preliminaries last year and eight regional teams emerged for the quarter-finals stage in Lagos and the thrilling semi-final matches produced the finalists. “We commend all the teams that took part in the competition because Etisalat U-15 School Cup is our own way of providing a platform for these young footballers to express their passion for the game and be
Glo hails healthy competition in Premier League
T Celebration galore! Government Secondary School, Owerri, Imo State, celebrates with Chief Marketing Officer, Etisalat Nigeria, Francesco Angelone (4th from right); NSSF President, Mallam Ibrahim Mohammad (2nd from right) and PRO of NOC, Tony Ubani (right) after emerging winners of the second edition of the Etisalat U-15 School Cup in Lagos. rewarded for it.” Angelone added that their partnership with FC Barcelona continues to discover and mould budding talent for African football. In his own contribution, President, Nigeria School Sports Federation (NSSF), Mallam Ibrahim Mohammad commended Etisalat Nigeria for creating such platform for secondary school students in the country to showcase their talent. “We are proud to partner with Etisalat in this rewarding initiative. The idea is to marry football with education and we believe that all the participants have benefited positively from the initiative,” he said. In the final match, Government Secondary School, Imo, emerged winners of the second edition of the Etisalat U-15 School Cup after
beating Government Model School, Bida, Niger by 4-2 and carting home the trophy in a thrilling final game played at the Campos Square MiniStadium, Lagos Island last weekend. For its feat, the winning school also took home the star prize of N2 million educational award and N50,000 each to players of the team, while the first-runner up Government Model School, Bida, Niger, went home with N1 million and N30,000 for each player of the team. The second runner-up, Winners College Akure, Ondo who defeated Washington Memorial Grammar School, Anambra through penalty shootout after both schools had played for 90 minutes and extra time received the sum of N750,000 and each player took home N20,000.
he keen competition being witnessed in the Glo Premier League is an exciting development, says, Globacom, the sponsor of the League The Company believes it is a sign that the League was experiencing steady improvement. While top teams like Pillars FC of Kano, Enyimba FC of Aba and Dolphins FC of Port Harcourt are struggling to find their rhythm, the likes of Abia Warriors, Giwa FC of Jos and Taraba FC of Jalingo have recorded away victories in the league which entered Week 7 on Wednesday. According to Globacom in a press statement on Wednesday in Lagos: “We are impressed that the excitement which heralded the new
season has translated into impressive performances for some teams as they seek to upstage the traditional leaders. “We also believe that recent away victories recorded have given the Glo Premier League credibility and we expect that the teams that have achieved these feats will sustain the momentum, while hoping that the traditional leaders will rise up to the occasion.” Globacom, however, says that the early ouster of the duo of Pillars and Enyimba from the CAF Champions League which the telecommunications company recently described as unfortunate will make them focus on the Glo Premier League as they recontest for the top slots.
Milo Basketball: Kogi commends sponsors
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he Kogi State Government has given full marks to Nestle Milo for their consistency in the sponsorship of the Milo Secondary Schools Basketball Championship which has been on for the past 16 years. Kogi State Commissioner for Youth and Sports Hon. Attah Sule Ikani stated this when some members of the Organising Committee of the Confluence Conference of the Milo
Basketball Championship went on a thank you visit to his office in Lokoja. Ikani noted that Nestle Milo has used the championship to develop Nigerian youths from grassroots by giving them the platform to showcase their basketball skills. He revealed that sports development should not be left alone in the hands of government, but the support of corporate organizations are also needed.