JANUARY 20TH 2017 SPORTS UPDATE

Sports administrators in the country had applauded the recent allocation of nine sports to Africa to participate FIFA WORLD CUP from 2026. One of the correspondent said that the development explains the show case in the African critical case in the affairs of Global Football. According to him, he said that African had come of age and the truth of the matter is when you take off Africa away from the football game what you will get is zero. And when consider the volume of African that appeared in China and other countries of the world, they were falling in excellently well, not only Nigerians but the entire African as a continent. And he said that the truth of the matter is that we are having additional six more countries, no way African should have gotten less than the nine, if you want to be fair.

Still according to another guest MRS. VICTORIAL ONUIGBO, an Abuja based sports Administrator, however advised the nation’s sports apparatus against greed and the new FIFA policy. According to her she said that it is really disheartening to imagine that as the world and football is revolving, we are being degenerating alongside with it as a country and this is as a result of consequences of greed and dishonesty in our football management, the truth must be told.

A call from Zachibia, Benue State Nigeria, also suggested to the sports analyst program that sports should be commented right from primary school to discover as much players who are talented and capable of representing the nation in the  FIFA world Cup as it was done in the past. According to him he also specified that if we can catch these talented ones young and help to direct them in the course of football, we will have better team players for the nation.

The correspondent Director of Media Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) , MR. ADEWALE OLAJERE who was also a guest explains that NFF has stopped on dealing with parents, especially in the selection of players. According to him, he said that the present NFF administration had not take care in player selection, it had not been done. There is a technical committee and also there is a technical department but at the end of the day, somebody can come and suggest to ask any coaches that are taking the team. MR. ADEWALE OLAJERE also gave some technical officials in nation’s sports performance.

On the other hand, there are three matches of the Nigerian Football League played across the country last weekend with Enugu hosting the Match between RANGERS INTERNATIONAL and ALKANI WARRIORS on Sunday the 20^th January 2017 Hosted at Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium by 4.00.

Also RIVERS ANGELS strikes CHIDIES at the 2016/2017 Nigerian Women Premier league, this action resumes the Nigerian Professional Football league with three features. According to the correspondent of the events who said that RIVERS ANGELS had emerge the winners 2016 Nigerian women Premier league, the Port Harcourt players defeated NASSARAWA MISSILES 5-3 on penalty shootout in play at the FIFA player pitch in Abuja, Nigeria. The game ended goalless in the regulated time, in the victory, RIVERS ANGELS had won their fit mean title and achieved the double for the second consecutive season. A bit, BAYELSA QUEENS late last year became winners of the women federation cup. It supposed schedule of the Nigerian Professional Football league which entice match league three on Sunday 20^th Januray 2017: RANGERS INTERNATIONAL confronting ALKANI WARRIORS of Maidugry at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, Enugu. Coach of ALKANI WARRIOR LADA OMBOSI is a bit disturbed over the long journey he had to embarked upon to on the games.

On the same ground, the other two league are: in Kano, KANO PILLARS crashed with SHOOTING STARS at the Sani Abacha Stadium while MOUNTAIN ON FIRE AND MIRACLE CELSUIS welcome LONELY STARS as the ABUBAKAR BURKULAR SARAKI FC battles FC IFEANYI UBA in Ilorin, PORT HARCOURT  was a venue for the RIVERS UNITED and NIGER TURNADO CRASH. Manager of the garden city site MIKE GUMA was asked if the pride of rivers was under pressure to win the league title this season having pledged as the winners of the last term. And his responds was that they are not under any pressure, hopefully they are still going to emerge winners again this time because their team had worked hard towards that achievement.

Also WIKI TORY take on AKWA UNITED, KASTINA UNITED take on NASSARAWA UNITED as ABIA UNITED as against FAMOUS STARS, ENYIMBA face GOMBE UNITED while PLATEAU UNITED contend SUNSHINE STARS. PLATEAU UNITED  and the ABIA WARRIORS are the early leaders at the summit of the NPA veritable but maximum six point each from two games followed by ABUBAKAR BURKULAR SARAKI FC , RIVERS UNITED  with 4.8, BAYELSA UNITED are intensifying good permission from non Nigerian National League with series of build up games, the respiration boys played MUNGO CITY, one of the friendly game which ended up 1-1 draw in Mende, while they defeated BRACELESSY in one of the game which ended up 4-0 in another town. They beat EKEREMOYESI on Friday the 18^th January 2017, BAYELSA UNITED recently concluded fire freeze of screening exercise and the technical adviser ALEX DOCUGBO said the team is set for fresh challenges,  BAYELSA UNITED  also engaged SOUTHERN ENDURED FC at Tombia on Sunday 20^th January 2017 Afternoon.

The Draw for big FIFA soccer world cup BAHAMA 2017 will hold on the February 28^th, The Super Eagles of Nigeria along other team who had qualified for the FIESTA, HOST are BAHAMA, Satiety, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Switzerland and Senegal will learn their groups and openings along with eight other team that are yet to pick ticket. This year’s beat soccer world cup will take place between April 27^th to May 7^th,

Final Gold Matches at the African Cup of the Nations GABON 2017 begins on the Sunday 20^th April, 2017 with a play goal  game on the card “Devientant de Internationale beigin de Soud” will be aimed to do the unthinkable as they battle the INTERLUM OF BUCKINAFASO in France view, as host the FRANCHISE OF GABON must beat the INDOMITABLE LIONS OF CAMEROUN in the New Berries to stand the chance to progressing to the Knock out phase, but they pick up simultaneously at 8.00pm, On Saturday the 19^th of January 2017, the BLACK STARS OF GHANA sailed into the quarter final after they a splinted 1-nil win over the EAGLES OF MALI as ASAMUA JIA scored the 1 goal encounter on 20 minutes.

In Tennise, forward champions had found powered champion rising star ALEXANDA ZERET in postulating game to reach the fore crown of the Australia Open, Madam who won the title in the 20-19 throw, 4-6, 6-3, 5-7, 6-3, 6-2, in 4 hours and six minutes, and next phase called Mompol, CARNEBEAN CARNIEGE also progressed to the last sixteen after urging JONES MONE: 6-2, 7-6,3-6, 6-3, in the women’s single British JUHANA  KONTA, former  world number one CAROLINE ROSE MARKY: 6-3,6-1, to reach fourth round, six time champion SERENA WILLIAMS who had beaten Americans in local games:

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