Edo, Delta excel, organisers disqualify 22 | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News

  • 📰 GuardianNigeria
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 32 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 16%
  • Publisher: 94%

Nigeria Headlines News

Nigeria Latest News,Nigeria Headlines

Edo and Delta are through to the football competition, as Delta earlier beat Edo 1-0, and also trounced Bayelsa 3-0. Nigeria NationalYouthGames Edo Delta

Edo and Delta states are the leading teams in the South South zone of the on-going National Youth Games qualifying matches, even as 22 athletes from Edo State have been disqualified from the series, reports the News Agency Nigeria .

Innocent Mmerem of Edo scored the opener in the ninth minute; Cabila Michael got the second goal in the 16th, while Michael Nwachukwu scored the third goal in 38th minute. “My boys were determined all through the match, playing without reserve; with this history today I believe when we get to Ilorin we will win the competition.

In cricket, Edo’s male team scored 76 runs to defeat Team Delta, which scored 74 runs in the ongoing South South Zonal elimination of the National Youth Games in Delta. “I want them to remain focused, not to be distracted in order for them to win medals for the state and zone.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 1. in NG

Nigeria Latest News, Nigeria Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Lawyer charged with publishing fake news about Edo UniversityA 59-year-old lawyer, Ogedengbe Oiseoruemi Ayodeji, has been arraigned before an Oredo Magistrate Court, for allegedly publishing...
Source: Daily Trust - 🏆 13. / 51 Read more »

Edo distributes relief materials to flood victims - The Nation NewspaperThe Edo State Government has distributed relief materials to victims of the recent flood disaster which affected three communities in Orhionmwon
Source: TheNationNews - 🏆 6. / 69 Read more »

How I was recruited into ISIS army, rescued by Edo govt – Libya returneeFatai Yussuf returned to the country after spending over 10 years in Libya. He spent about four years of the more than a decade.....
Source: TheNationNews - 🏆 6. / 69 Read more »

INEC is Nigeria’s greatest threat to democracy – Edo PDP chairmanThe Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Edo State, Chief Dan Orbih, tells SOLA SHITTU that the crisis rocking the state’s House of Assembly, in which the All Progressives Congress lawmakers...
Source: MobilePunch - 🏆 8. / 63 Read more »

NAFEST 2019: Edo Govt Intensifies Preparation, As Bronze Casters Eye Brisk SalesNAFEST 2019: Edo Govt Intensifies Preparation, As Bronze Casters Eye Brisk Sales As Edo State prepares to host the 2019 edition of the National Festival for Arts and Culture (NAFEST) scheduled to hold in Benin City, bronze casters and
Source: LeadershipNGA - 🏆 4. / 77 Read more »

NAFEST 2019: Edo intensifies preparation - The Nation NewspaperAs Edo State prepares to host the 2019 edition of the National Festival for Arts and Culture (NAFEST) scheduled to hold in Benin ...
Source: TheNationNews - 🏆 6. / 69 Read more »