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SPORTS
Rivers Athletes Promise To Maintain Position At 18th NSF
The Rivers State athletes have promised the government that they
will maintain the position they are holding at the 18th National
Sports Festival to be hosted by Lagos.
The athletes who participated at the 17th Rivers State sports
festival disclosed this at Government House during the award
night organized by the state government.
They assured the LOC chairman who represented Governor Amaechi
that they would retain their position even as the governor said
he would provide everything that will make them excel.
Speaking to National Network Sports Ebarakumo Dino who won 7
gold, 4 silver and 3 bronze medals said the 17th National Sports
Festival was the last he would participate, stressing that his
focus is now on international competitions which will expose him
to lime light.
“I am grateful to God for the opportunity accorded me in the
sports festival, and that is my last national sports festival.
My focus is now on international competitions where I am sure of
winning laurels for Nigeria”.###
NPL: Things Will Be Better This Season ~ Baribote
“I feel really great. I want to thank God and all those who
helped us to commence the league because left for me and my
board members alone, we would not have achieved it. But because
we have the support of the club representatives, that is their
chairmen, we were able to achieve this feat, and also the press
that has been portraying the commencement of the league”.
These were the words of the chairman of the Nigeria Premier
League (NPL), Chief Victor Baribote who was elated by the
successful kick off of the Nigeria league as slated.
The chairman while chatting with newsmen promised that this
season of 2011/2012 will be a better one in as much as the
league kicked off when slated, saying it was a good beginning.
He expressed satisfaction on the week one results. “I'm
impressed with the day one of the league because there was no
incident of fighting and violence which is one thing that the
people have been preaching. From the results so far, we
recorded about three or four draws away, and more victories.
“With this development, if we can sustain it, we will achieve so
much with the Nigeria premier league this time around”.
In the area of fund relief which the NPL has not received for
some seasons, the chairman promised that his regime will turn
things round.
“Considering the fact that for the past one or two seasons,
there were no sponsors. Fortunately we are in for one and so
it's not going to be the same. In the past we had not been
getting anything from the TV rights, but this time around no
matter how small it is, we have to start from somewhere. No
matter how meager it is, this board will try its best. If things
are done properly, TV rights are where the clubs get their
money. And if we put things in the right perspective, the clubs
could get so much money from TV rights and to get the burden off
the government because we dependent upon the government”.###
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