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  • Kano  plans collaboration with NYSC to improve sports

    Ibrahim Galadima, the Chairman of Kano State Sports Commission, says the state government will collaborate with the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to improve sports activities in the state.

    Galadima said this on Friday at a grand reception organised by the NYSC in honour of their football team in Kano.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Kano NYSC football team finished third at the just-concluded NYSC Cultural and Sports Festival in Abuja.

    Galadima noted that engaging in sports activities was one of the ways to bring the youths together and get them united.

    “As you know, sports also contribute a lot to maintaining and improving our health status, hence the need for more efforts to improve the sector,” he said.

    Galadima said the state government had concluded plans to start organising sports activities and competitions among higher institutions in the state.

    He said the state government was also planning to have such sports activities and competitions among ministries, parastatals and government agencies.

    The former chairman of the then Nigeria Football Association (NFA) said this would help to maintain and increase peaceful coexistence and unity, especially among the youths.

    In his remarks, the NYSC State Coordinator in Kano, Malam Ladan Baba, said the reception was to honour the corps members and commend them for a job well done.

    “It is also to encourage corps members in the state to always participate in all sports activities,’’ he said.

    Baba urged the Kano NYSC football team to redouble their efforts so as to come out tops at subsequent competitions.

    The NYSC coordinator called on philanthropists in the state to support the football team to move sports activities forward in the state.

  • Rabiu Ali’s father dies at 72

    Rabiu Ali’s father dies at 72

    Kano Pillars vice captain, Rabiu Ali’s father Alh Ali Fagge has died.
    Fagge, who died early Saturday morning, was buried at the Rimin kebbe Grave yard in Kano city by 9am according to the islamic rite.
    Fagge died at the age of 72 years after protracted illiness and left behind many children and grand children.
    Hundreds of Muslims ummah across Kano State which includes Kano Pillars fc management, supporters’ club and Chairman Kano State Sports Commission Alh. Ibrahim Galadima attended the burial prayer.
    After the burial the chairman of the club, Alh. Tukur Babangida on behalf of the board, players, technical crew and entire supporters condoled with Rabi’u Ali and his entire family for the lost of their father and prayed to Almighty Allah to give the departed soul jannatul firdausi.
    Tukur described the death as a great lost not only to the Rabi u and his family but to entire Pillars FC family and the Muslims ummah in general.
    SportingLife gathered that football lovers accross the country started trooping to Kano to sympathise with Rabiu who returned to Kano from Lokoja where the Sai Masu Gida is camping for their pre-season preparation ahead of 2016/2017 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) season.

  • Galadima heads NFF peace committee

    Galadima heads NFF peace committee

    Former Nigeria Football Federation president, Ibrajim Galadima, has been chosen to head the NFF peace committee, Goal reports.

    The body which is meant to reunite the Nigeria football fraternity was set up at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja, where the newly elected NFF executive committee held its maiden meeting.

    The body also adopted a proposal by a joint meeting of the League Management Company and owners of the 20 Premier League Club to have seven directors to be appointed by a selection committee.

    The Chairman of the Communiqué Drafting Committee, Emeka Inyama, said the executive committee also unanimously agreed to contract a top financial advisory firm to assist in seeking support from Corporate Nigeria, to move the country’s football forward.

     

  • LBA to honour Premier League stars

    LBA to honour Premier League stars

    In a bid to celebrate 10 years of Premier League football in Nigeria, the League Bloggers Awards (LBA) has decided to honour some of the outstanding players in the last decade.

    The Premier League era in Nigeria began in January 2003 under the tenure of former Nigeria Football Association (now Nigeria Football Federation) boss, Ibrahim Galadima.

    In the last 10 years there have been outstanding actors in the premier league and the LBA has decided to award the best in six categories.

    “The aim of the LBA Decade Awards is to celebrate Nigerians and foreigners who were outstanding in the last 10 years. The contributions of these stars cannot be over-emphasized,” CEO of the LBA, Ojeikere Aikhoje said.

    Among the categories for honours include coach of the decade, player of the decade, team of the decade, club of the decade, foreign player of the decade and club administrator.

    Undoubtedly, Victor Ezeji picks the Player of the Decade award for his amazing achievement in the premier league while Maurice Cooreman bags Coach of the Decade after managing nine clubs during this time.

    But Aikhoje said the Team of the Decade proved to be “a tough assignment” considering the plethora of talents in the premier league in the past 10 years.

    “It was a tough assignment picking the Premier League XI of the Decade, because several players were truly outstanding.”

    Felix Anyansi-Agwu was named Administrator of the Decade for his achievement with Enyimba who have won the Premier League four times in 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2010.

    Since the premier league era, Anyansi-Agwu has ensured that Enyimba never finished outside of the top eight with the 2010/11 season being the only time in the last decade that they finished in seventh position.

    The stars of the decade will be honoured in Lagos later this month.