Delta Babes in Group A made it to the semi-final after playing out a 2-2 draw with Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) Championship side, Moje Queens.

Jacob Victoria gave the Kwara State-based side the lead as early as the fourth minute. Itaingbene Happiness, however equalised for Delta Babes in the 23rd minute before giving her side the lead for the first time with just the five minutes from the half time break.

The two goals increased Happiness’s goal tally to three after two games. Victoria Idehen equalised for Moje Queens in the 54th minute to ensure a 2-2 draw for her side.

The draw sealed a semi-final spot for Delta Babes while Moje Queens will have to avoid defeat in its last group game against Anambra Angels to make it to the last four.

Imo Strikers in Group B joined Delta Babes in the semi-final after pipping Prince Kazeem Eletu Queens 1-0.

Ezeka Miracle’s 52nd-minute strike was enough to earn a win and a semi-final place for the host team.

Okundia Aisosa’s 29th-minute goal revived Fortress Ladies’ hope of making it to the semi-final after a 1-0 win over Castmog Academy of Abeokuta, Ogun State.
Fortress Ladies occupy the third position in Group B with three points and an inferior goal advantage below Prince Kazeem Eletu Queens which also has three points.

Saturday, December 17, will be observed as a rest day before Sunday’s final group games.

16 teams will battle for honors and glories at the third edition of Oke Umurhohwo Football Tournament in Ughelli, Delta State.

The football tourney sponsored by Honorable Oke Umurhohwo will kickoff on Monday, 5th December, 2022 with four games.

The first match will see Ichofe Wend FA taking Maro 11 FA by 10am at the Ughelli Township Stadium in Ughelli.

Elite FC will be taking on Morning Star FC by 12noon while Solution FC will engage Delta Eagles FC by 2pm.

The match between Igbunu FA and Heroes Star will witness opening ceremony where invited guests will grace the occasion by 4pm.

Organizers disclosed that eventual winner of the tournament will cart home 250,000 naira with Gold medals and set of jerseys while runners up will get 150,000 naira with Silver Medals and a st of jerseys.

There are prizes in place for Most Valuable Player of the Tournament, Top Scorer and Best Goalkeeper.

The grand Final is scheduled for Saturday, 17th December, 2022.

All matches to hold at the Ughelli Township stadium.

By Dare Kuti

The gods of the foreigners by now will be laughing at the gods of our land (Nigeria); Sango, Obatala, Oya, Amadioha, Ikuku etc while the dead Baloguns must be weeping profusely in their graves.

How can sports of foreigners be made compulsory at our own indigenous sports festival while our own Tiwan Tiwan sports relegated, i mean totally removed. I always tell people close to me that I am an African man (FIRST) before chosing the white man religion; an Asian, American or European will never chose an African sport over theirs. My Late extended Uncle, Fela ANIKULAPO Kuti sang a song titled: “Kolomentality”, I’ll suggest you listen to it during your spare time.

Kung Fu, Taekwondo, Judo, Kickboxing, Tai Chi are all traditional sports of Asians, how on earth can we choose them over ours. When you visit most states in the North, Dambe is watched more than football; spectators leave their various houses, shops and work to watch Dambe because it reminds them of their origin. In fact, Dambe is our MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) due to its brutality.

In the Southern part of Nigeria, Kokowa is practically their way of life. Kokowa is fought at every traditional occasion including New Yam Festival. It is also on record that most of Nigeria wrestlers that hails from Bayelsa were once Kokowa wrestlers while others are very much active. I’m sure some of us know the slogan of the Offa people in Kwara; it states “Ijakadi loro offa”.

Back to our National Council on Sports that decided not to leave the Traditional Sports as option but sanctioned the removal. They are indirectly disrespecting the gods of the land, all the traditional rulers, all the chieftaincy holders in the land and all the masquerades (awon Ara orun).

Traditional Sports reminds us about our history, how wars were won and lost; reminding us of who we truly are. Nigeria has always dominated West Africa whenever we participate in the events. Traditional Sports is not expensive to organise and not time consuming like other sports listed at the forthcoming National Sports Festival.

I don’t know if the Honourable Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Chief Sunday Akin Dare who doubles as the Chairman of the National Council on Sports has forgotten in a hurry that he is a titled Chief (the highest in Ogbomosho) bestowed by the Late Soun of Ogbomosho.

If other members of the National Council on Sports and host of the National Sports Festival (Delta State) are using their left hand to point at the Traditional Sports, the representative of all the Chiefs (Sunday Dare) should be the one to uphold our tradition. Dear Chief Sunday Dare, you are not only the Agba Akin of Ogbomosho but the Agba Akin of all the Traditional Sports in Nigeria.

I am using this medium to call on all the Kings (1st, 2nd and 3rd class), Queens (Oloris), Traditional Rulers, Chiefs (including Chief priests) in the North, East, West and South in Nigeria, market women, lovers of traditional sports, Director of Sports, Commissioner of Sports, House of Representatives and Senate Members on Sports and ultimately the Federal Government of Nigeria to help appeal to the National Council on Sports to include Traditional Sports.

The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has always lay emphasis on patronizing home made products and Trado Sports is our own.

God bless you all

The Minister for Youth and Sports Development, Chief Sunday Dare has charged states across the nation to imbibe the Delta Model in a bid to enhance the development of grassroots sports in the country.
Chief Dare gave the charge in Asaba when he undertook an inspection tour of the Steven Keshi International Stadium, Asaba to ascertain the level of the states preparedness to host the 2022 National Sports Festival.
The Minister who was conducted round the facilities by the Chairman of the State Sports Commission and President of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, AFN, Chief Tonobok Okowa  said Delta remained the leader in Nigerian sports and the model it had been working with had helped it maintain that lead over the years.
He said that other states that had imbibed the model have also reaped the fruits saying states like Lagos, Kwara, Kano and Edo had emulated the Sports Commission model introduced by Delta State and the result had been heart warming over the years.
Chief Dare also enjoined states to invest more in the sports sector stressing that such investments will always bear fruits as athletes who get more support tend to excel in their sports.
According to him Delta States investments over the years was evident in the quality of athletes it had produced saying the need to enhance the development of sports at the grassroots was not only to discover budding talents but to give them the platform to be showcased to the international community.
The Minister had inspected to level of work done in the new Indoor Sports Hall, at the Steven Keshi International Stadium, Asaba where he expressed confidence in the states ability to deliver the facility before the commencement of the Games in November.
He also visited the Old Indoor Sports Hall at the Steven Keshi International stadium as well as the main-bowl and the Event Center which is expected to host Table Tennis Event and most of the combat sports including Boxing.

The 1st ever Hon Famous Daunemigha Beach Volleyball Championship was held at West Itam Sports Centre in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State on Saturday.

Rivers state beat Trailblazers 2-0 (21-15, 21-8) to win the U21 girls category while Delta state defeated Cobra 2-0 (21-18, 21-18) to win the U21 boys category.

The captain of Rivers State Girls team, Blessing Kingsley told journalist that winning gold medal at the championship will spur her to put more effort in beach volleyball.

Kingsley commended the orgainsers of the championship for organizing such magnitude of championship in the South South appealing Hon Famous Daunemigha to continue sponsoring the championship yearly.

She said, “This is my first time of playing on a beach volleyball court and I give God the glory for making me win my first beach volleyball Gold medal. I want to appreciate my coach for encouraging me to venture into beach volleyball and this medal will make me put more effort in the sport.

“I want to say a big thank you to the orgainsers of this successful championship; everyone is very excited because it has been a long time we witnessed this magnitude of championship”

Meanwhile, the sponsor of the U21 Beach Volleyball Championship, Hon Famous Daunemigha assured athletes and coaches of regular championship in the South South region.

Hon Daunemigha said he is impressed by the turnout of the athletes and spectators adding that sports can be used as a means to curb social vices in the society.

BY Spikers finished third in the U21 Girls event while promising Team Williams placed third position in the U21 boy’s event at the just Hon Famous Daunemigha U21 South South Boys and Girls Beach Volleyball Championship.

Warri Wolves will on Matchday 23 of the Nigeria Professional Football League, NPFL, play hosts to Lobi Stars of Makurdi on Wednesday at home.

In the revised fixture, Lobi Stars had beaten Warri Wolves 3 – 0, and since then, it has been mixed run of results for the Seasiders.

Ahead of Wednesday’s tie, the Wolves showed a foregleam of a keen contest against their Matchday 23 visitors, when they recorded a 3 – 3 draw against Adamawa United in Gombe on Sunday.

In the light of that result, the chairman of the Delta State Football Association, DFA, Ken Nwaomucha has charged the Warri Wolves to go for the jugular against visiting Lobi Stars.

While reacting to the team’s result against Adamawa United, Nwaomucha urged the Seasiders to improve on the positives recorded in that tie, with the hope of securing a favorable score against Lobi Stars.

“I salute them for a job well done in faraway Gombe against Adamawa,” Nwaomucha noted.

“On Wednesday, let them go for the jugular against Lobi Stars. Work on the positives from the last game and secure a favorable outcome.”

“The target to stay alive in the league could be achieved collectively at the end of the day by the team.”

The clash between Warri Wolves and Lobi Stars at the Delta State Polytechnic Stadium in Ozoro will be the first ever meeting between the two sides at that ground.

The last time Lobi Stars locked horns with the Seasiders on Delta soil it ended in a barren draw at the Warri City Stadium.

Nigeria Professional Football League, NPFL, club, Warri Wolves have stated that the executive chairman of the Delta State Sports Commission, DSSC, Tonobok Okowa, is worthy to be celebrated over and over again.

The Seasiders noted this in a felicitation statement to the executive chairman of the state sports commission on his birthday on Wednesday, May 5, 2021.

The club described Chief Okowa as the architect and pillar of sports in modern day Delta State, adding that the sterling performance of state teams in recent national competitions are a pointer to this fact.

The oil city team praised and thanked the executive chairman for supporting and ensuring that the side get all their entitlements accordingly in the 2020/2021 campaign of the NPFL.

The Seasiders wished Chief Okowa good health, long life and prayed that the Almighty gives him wisdom to plot sports in Delta State to more enviable heights.

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In a post match chat with Delta Queens Media, The coach of Delta Queens Fc, Coach David Ochei said defeating high flying Bayelsa United in match day 5 and subsequently picking a point away from home is an indication that the Delta Queens side which he noted is a work in progress is begining to fit in.

Ochei also known as ‘coach Powerful’ also hailed the commitment of the Chairman Delta State Sports Commission, Chief Tonobok Okowa for his selfless efforts and commitment towards ensuring the team remains one of the best in the nation’s female Apex League.

“Although our target was all possible three points, we make do with what we got. It is our first point away from home and we intend to consolidate this with results ahead.”

We had a better outing in the second half after many misses in the first. Quite unfortunate we did not score to crown our effort, but that is football for you.”

We must appreciate effort from the Chairman, Delta State Sports Commission, Chief Tonobok Okowa who has been a pillar to the club.”

Speaking in same vain, Delta Queens Hand on goal and the skipper of the side said it is a new lease and the players are more committed to give the best for better results.

“We thank God we picked a point away from home and we hope for better achievements as the league progresses.”

” In the game of football, you win some, loose some and draw some. We the players have resolved to morethan ever before put in our best at every point in time as a sign of gratitude to the Chief Tonobok Okowa led sports Commission.”

The two sides took time out to size each other with the Visitors Delta Queens calling the shorts more often.

An Amarachi and Dominance led Delta Queens forward however failed to put the ball across the net of their host before they were substituted by new girls Abbey Peace and Grace Obi, with Racheal Okotete also coming in, in the second half.

The second half was a cracker as both teams came out smoky but with no goal however to compensate for their efforts as the game ended in a goalless draw.

With the draw, Delta Queens who had the Chairman Sports Commission, Delta State, Chief Tonobok Okowa to cheer the team all through 90 minutes of play in the Confluence Stadium, Lokoja, got her first point on the road this season in the Nigerian Women Football League.

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Odigie, a junior CAF instructor and FIFA Educator made the disclosure while speaking with newsmen at the sideline during a feild session of the Berackiah/Abigol Football Coaching Clinic in Asaba.

“Berackiah/Abigol coaching clinic is a very good initiative and this is the ideal thing for football development,” the coach said.

He noted that the clinic which aligns with FIFA’s policy thrust at constantly improving football will help build the capacity of Nigerian coaches which will morphome into a beautiful display of football artistry.

He urged the coaches to have an ambition and follow it passionately against all the odds noting that they must keep being a professional with the hope that things will change for good.

“First and foremost we have to get it right organisationally. We should have a good structure where every now and then clinics are being organized like this and when they are made available at grassroots, coaches will be able to train talented footballers,” the former Bayelsa coach said.

Odigie who last worked with Bendel Insurance of Benin during their last spell in NPFL said he left the club to pursue further education in coaching.

Participants of the clinic also had the opportunity to learn from the tactician with his logical and intellectual reviews and analysis.

Berackiah/Abigol Football Coaching clinic has recorded another huge success as 74 coaches from South-South and South-East part of the country received their certificate of attendance after a 5-day intensive coaching training.

Speaking at the closing ceremony of the clinic which held at the Delta State Football Secretariat (known as Patrick Okpomo Football House), Harrison Ocholor who represented the State Government at the event lauded the organizers for the initiative which he said will have positive impact on Nigeria football.

The clinic which featured education on all contents of the game offered a rare opportunity for grassroots coaches to learn the art of the game from the revered former Super Eagles Coach and retired FIFA/CAF instructor, High Chief Onigbinde.

It was another edge for the participants of the programme as the former Super Eagles Coach and current Technical Director of the NFF, Coach Austin Eguavoen repleted the delivery with his experience and loads of insightful lectures.

Also availing all the participants from the 11 states of South-East and South-South more knowledge about the dynamics of the game were the Mathew Olorunleke, Roberto Bassi and Marco Gian who had all came from Italy.

Stressing the importance of coaching education, Monday Odigie the former Bendel Insurance gaffer and a junior CAF instructor urged all the participants not to allow the situation of the country affect their aspirations adding that they should up their game to be in tune with the global best practices.

The train of the clinic has landed in Awka, Anambra atate where 30 coaches will be receiving another round of education on football from all the resource persons between 5th-6th of February.

Lafia, the capital of Nassarawa State will be next on the card to play host to the coaching clinic for the North-Central from Monday 8th- Friday 12th of February.