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Nasarawa State Gov’s wife urges Women to Embrace Golf
Hajiya Silifat Sule, wife of Nasarawa State governor, has urged women to participate in the game of golf to improve their physical and mental wellbeing.Sule stated this on Saturday at the kick-off of the 1st Lafia Ladies Open Golf Championship taking place at the Lafia Golf Club Course.The championship which commenced on Sept.
3, is expected to be concluded on Sunday, Sept. 5, with award of prizes to the winners. About 200 amateur golfers, both ladies and men from across the country are taking part in the event but prizes would only be won by the lady golfers.Sule, after taking the ceremonial Tee Off said she yearned to see more women in the state and across the country show more interest in golf so as to boost their profile in the sport and improve their physical and mental wellbeing.“Please, I want everyone especially our women, more women to come out and show more interest in golf.“Golf is an interesting game with many benefits and if more women show interest and come out to play the game, we can make Nasarawa State and the country to be proud of us,” she said.Mrs Asibi Omeri-Ogabo, Lady Captain, Lafia Golf Club told newsmen that the maiden open championship had attracted female golfers from all over the country, adding that she would also want more women in the state to embrace the game.“I want to call on all Nasarawa State women to come out and join us in golfing because I will love to see us mingle, play together, and enjoy ourselves.“Today, we are witnessing our 1st Lafia Ladies Golf Open and this has attracted women from across the country and so we will like our women in the state to also participate so they can win prizes.“The registration fee is the lowest in Nigeria; just N20, 000,” she said.She said that the tournament was featuring amateur golfers from across the country competing for mouth-watering prizes in various categories.“The tournament will feature Lafia amateur lady golfers from handicap 29 to 36, while the main competition will feature male and female golfers from handicap 0 to 28,” she said.Omeri-Ogabo thanked the Nasarawa state government under the leadership of Gov. Abdullahi Sule for supporting the club to organise the championship.t Among dignitaries who attended the ceremonial Tee Off were Mrs Sheila Akabe, Wife of the Deputy Governor and the Andoma of Doma, Alhaji Ahmadu Onawo.The Lafia Golf Club Course is an 18 hole standard golf course with modern facilities. (NAN)
Following are the results of Match Day 1 fixtures in the 2024/2025 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), played on Sunday and dates of the remaining fixtures:
Akwa United FC 1-1 Abia Warriors FC
Bayelsa United FC 1-1 Kano Pillars FC
Katsina United FC 1-1 Bendel Insurance FC
Niger Tornadoes FC 0-0 Nasarawa United FC
Shooting Stars FC 1-1 Plateau United FC
El Kanemi Warriors Vs Kwara United FC (postponed )
The following Match Day two fixtures
Would be played on Sept.
25:Ikorodu City FC Vs Enugu Rangers international FC
Enyimba international FC Vs Lobi stars FC .
(NAN)
Following are the results of remaining Match Day one fixtures played on Sunday in the 2024/2025 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL)Heartland FC 1-3 Enyimba international FCKwara United FC 1-2 Niger Tornadoes FCBendel Insurance FC 0-0 Rivers United FCPlateau United FC 1-0 Katsina United FCKano Pillars FC 3-0 Ikorodu City FCSunshine Stars FC 3-0 Bayelsa United FCAbia Warriors FC 0-2 Remo Stars FCNasarawa United FC 1-1 Shooting Stars FC.
(NAN)
The interim coach of the Super Eagles, Augustine Eguavoen, said his team can beat any team with the quality of players in the team.
Eguavoen stated this after his team spanked the Cheetahs of Benin Republic 4-0 in the 2025 African Cup Of Nations (AFCON) at the Godswill Akpabio stadium, Uyo, Akwa Ibom on Saturday.
“We have quality players to beat any team but we respect team anyway.
Any coach can come in and do the same job with the Super Eagles.“It is a mindset, we have the potential and how you perceived your opponent, given the information about them and then go out and do the job,“he said.
Equavoen attributed the victory to the formation adopted by the technical crew, adding that any formation could be used to ensure that the team was successful.
“We can decide to use any system. It is something we discussed and I slept over it. I know with the caliber of players that we have, we can decide to play any formation.
“Football is about you win, lose and draw, I don’t believe we have a poor result,” he said.
He, however, said that the former Super Eagles coach didn’t do a good job but it has to do with believe, what is at stake and what you want to achieve.
“Psychologically as a group, we are agreed, where we are and where we are going to be. We will definitely achieve it,” Equavoen said.
He commended the performance of the defence , describing it as superb, adding that the team had been training together for one week.
The coach said that asking six players to warm up for the second half was to buy time, adding that there was no need to rush to change.
He said the Cheetahs of Benin Republic were a good team, adding that they came with a good game plan.
Report says that Eguavoen was appointed interim coach after the deal between the Nigeria Football Federation(NFF) and coach Bruno Labbadia failed.
NFF explained in a statement that it failed due to the stringent regulations of German tax authorities.(NAN)
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