Tag: Asaba 2022
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Asaba 2022: Five major talking points of the National Sports Festival
The 21st National Sports Festival has come and gone but the two-week event leaves some unforgettable moments in the minds of sports loving Nigerians. Adjudged as one of the best sports festival ever, Asaba the Delta state capital provided some savoury moments writes Abimbola Fabunmi.
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Asaba 2022: National Sports Festival ends amid glitz, glamour
The 21st National Sports Festival reached its climax yesterday with a very colourful closing ceremony at the Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba. The two-week event saw athletes from all the states of the federation compete for honours in different games at the competition.
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Discontent as Ogun emerges host of 2024 National Sports Festival
Sabina Chikere, the Permanent Secretary in charge of Edo Sports Commission has called for a review of the criteria for awarding the hosting rights of a National Sports Festival (NSF).
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Asaba 2022: How accident led me into para-sports – Gold medalist
Kudirat Imam-Fulani, a gold medallist in para-table tennis at the ongoing 21st National Sports Festival (NSF) in Delta on Saturday said auto-crash led her into para-sports.
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Asaba 2022: Allegation of poaching mars 21st National Sports Festival
Team Delta on Saturday emerged as the overall winner of the 21st National Sports Festival the State government hosted in the capital city of Asaba.
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Buhari hails Delta’s performance at 21st National Sports Festival
President Muhammadu Buhari has said Team Delta’s clear dominance of the National Sports Festival (NSF) has further underlined the fact they are the country’s number one sports state.
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Asaba 2022: Team Kaduna male team wins gold in volleyball
Kaduna state defeated Ogun state 3-2 (25-21, 24-26, 25-23, 17-25, 15-13) to win gold in the Men’s volleyball event of the men’s volleyball at the Asaba 2022 National Sports Festival on Friday evening. Team Kaduna was very outstanding in the final event as they put up a spirited performance against team Ogun at the Men’s…
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Asaba 2022: Dare commends Delta state over successful hosting
Sports Minister Sunday Dare has thanked everyone that was involved in the organization and hosting of the 21st national sports festival, saying they all gave their all. Dare mentioned this while hosting journalist at the Cyson hotel in Asaba on Friday afternoon. The minister revealed that the Asaba 2022 tournament was hurriedly put together in…
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Asaba 2022: Zlatan, Erigga to perform at closing ceremony
Nigerian artistes, Zlatan, Erigga and many others have been penciled down to thrill audience at the sports festival come Saturday 10th of December. Patrick Ukah, Chairman, Local Organizing Committee, Asaba 2022 National Sports Festival, (NSF) has said that the world should expect to see a world class closing ceremony on Saturday in the state.
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Asaba 2022: Idowu claims first boxing gold for Lagos state
The Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB’s youth wing of the elders council have also condemned Simon Ekpa following his declaration of 5 days sit -at home order. The Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra, (MASSOB) the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Elders’ Council, IPOB have all made comment against the order by Simon Ekpa.