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By Hananeel Jackson According to former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger “At a young age winning is not the most important thing, the most important thing is to develop creative and skilled players with good confidence" ... This quote by Wenger has been the strength of the organizers of the Bayelsa State Governor's Cup tagged the Prosperity Cup towards sustaining the tournament. The Prosperity Cup has become the tonic that has lifted the soul of every player, coach, as well as community leader, as the tourney has engaged the minds of youths who are passionate and eager of earning a living through sports. The tournament over the years has become a platform that birthed many players for the State owned team Bayelsa United, other Nigerian clubs and some European club sides. Apart from producing players, the Bayelsa State Governor's Cup has also given young coaches the opportunity to manage teams in the competition , Kenneth Opukeme of Dreams Football Academy and Hens...

--- Constitutes Electoral and Appeals Committees. By--- Alambo Datonye Fred Ahead of Elections to choose leaders to pilot the affairs of the Bayelsa State Football Association for a new term, two new Committees, the Electoral and Appeals Committees have been constituted. According to the list made known at the 2023 Annual General Assembly of the Bayelsa State Football Association, held in Yenagoa, the Electoral Committee is headed by Mr. Zuzu Ebimotimi Noel as Chairman, Nwankwe Diseye Laye is to serve as Secretary and Anthony Blessing, Co-Secretary. The Appeals Committee is led by Chief Patimidi Roland Tukuru as Chairman and  Barrister Diseye Gbefa as Secretary.  Based on the Timetable released for the Election, Sales and Nomination of Forms is scheduled for 23rd May to 2nd June, 2023 as Screening of Candidates will take place on 5th June, 2023 while publication of list of candidates holds on 6th June, 2023. Appeals are slated for 7th June, 2023 while the Election ...

In the next few hours, Lagos Football Stakeholders will be confronted with the responsibility of making a choice between stabilising and improving on the round leather game ecosystem in the state, or slipping back to a mediaeval uncertainty era. Football lovers in the State are seeking for a man of exceptional competence and clear-cut vision for the growth of football in the state. Otunba Tade Azeez stands head and shoulder above his contesting rival for the positions of the Lagos FA chairmanship position.  A two-term President of the Nigerian Referees Association(NRA) has no doubt earned his stripes in the Nigerian football scene. The central plank of Otunba Tade's Lagos football developmental drive are grassroots football development, making sure Lagos remains the hub of football in Nigeria, competitive and attractive state league, best state FA cup competition, developing women football in the state. Coaches and referees will be fully integrated in the scheme of thin...

Bayelsa State Deputy governor senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo has commended the resilient spirit of players of Bayelsa United for sustaining their Nigeria Premier Football League NPFL status. Two first half goals from Alex Oyowah and Stephen Wisdom gave host Bayelsa United a comfortable 2-0 victory over visitors Niger Tornadoes in the final match of the season. Senator Ewhrudjakpo gave commendation during Bayelsa United final league match against Niger Tornadoes at the Samson Siasia Stadium Yenagoa. Senator Ewhrudjakpo, commended the players and coaching staff of the state-owned football club following the memorable victory against Tornadoes to maintain their NPFL stay despite the conspiracy to see the Yenagoa based side return to the Nigeria National League NNL. He noted that plans to see that Bayelsa United become a force to reckon with next season has already commenced with recruitment of good players, stating that it was most heartening that by virtue of the league's s...

As Lagos State Football stakeholders prepare to vote in the upcoming Lagos Football Association Elections, some Stakeholders and delegates have warned the former APC Secretary Fouad Oki and his allies not to see the exercise as a do-or-die affair.  This warning became necessary after series of Intimidation and bullying were witnessed at the last LFA divisional elections, held last week, where delegates were arrested by the Chairman of the Lagos Coaches association, a well known loyalist of Fouad Oki. The Chairman of the Lagos State Coaches Association, brought in fake Policemen to arrest some delegates unjustly, alongside some well known sponsored political thugs, thereby causing havoc and mayhem, which disrupted the ongoing exercise. "This is very unacceptable, it is a big shame that an election meant to go on peacefully, was disrupted by political thugs and nonnentities. "It is rather unfortunate that things like this have become a norm in our society. Football ...

Ahead of the 2023 Lagos Football Association (LFA) elections, a major Stakeholder of the Football body has said delegates and football loving Lagosians cannot afford to give their votes to a candidate known to be a 'Greenhorn'.  The top Stakeholder made the assertion while  addressing a meeting which heralds the Lagos Divisional Football Association Elections, which will come up today, Wednesday, May 17 2023 at the secretariat of the Lagos State Football Association, Surulere. According to him, the Lagos FA needs an experienced hand to run its affairs and not someone, who will only come down newly to learn the trade of football administration. He described the former Lagos APC Secretary, Fouad Oki, as a football tyro, who will bring a serious setback to the development of the round leather game in the State and also stating that, it is criminal for some set of people to try and want to use the Government machinery's to put the elections in disarray and also caus...

  _By Yakubu Uzoma Muhammad_  Loud boos rung out of the Emirate Stadium at the end of 90 minutes after Brighton and Hove Albion thrashed Arsenal 3-0.  Goals from Enciso, Undav and Estupenian gave the away team their second win at the Emirate Stadium this season having eliminated the Gunners from this season Carabao Cup. That result coupled with the performance was the worst possible outcome Arsenal fans could have wished for as it not only made them lose ground on the Title Race but it ended every hopes of us bringing home the Premier League after 19 years of asking.  To some,  it's same old Arsenal aka Bottlers, or it's just another season of missed opportunity of announcing theirselves as the big boys of Best League in the World. While to some it has been a season of success depending on how you define success.  *Last Season Struggles* The first Three (3) weeks  of (2021/2022) season,  Arsenal were languishing at the bottom of the Le...