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Benin Agog For Judo All Africa Games Final National Open Trials

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Judo Athletes, Coaches and officials from all over Nigeria have started arriving the City of  Benin  for the  Judo Final National Open Trials ahead of the 2019 All Africa Games billed for Morocco in August. The Final National Open Trials will hold from the 27th to 29th June, 2019 at the indoor hall of the University of Benin, Ugbowo, Benin-City and according to the technical director of the Nigeria Judo Federation, Ewa Ekuta, athletes from all the states of the federation are expected to participate in  seven weight categories in the male and female cadre, with the two finalists in each category getting a call up to the national camp ahead of the All Africa Games. Ekuta a former African Champion further revealed that the team selected will also serve as a standing Nigeria national team to any Judo international event. On his part, the president of the Nigeria Judo Federation, Prince Timothy Nsirim was full of appreciation to the Edo State Government through...

The Lagos State Basketball Association lauches brand new league

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... Eko Basketball League jump ball this weekend. The Eko Basketball League will be new name of the elite Basketball competition for teams resident in the state. The board of the Lagos State Basketball  Association led by Ms Barbara Harper  announced annouced this today to newsmen and basketball stakeholders at the Media Centre of the Teslim Balogun Stadium. "In our quest for excellence and our vision to take basketball to a new level in Lagos, we desided its was time to rejuvinate and rebrand our City League which was has been off since 2016." "The city league is one the programmes we listed during our inaugural Annual General meeting in December. Now its execution time". The regular League which commences at the Molade Okoya Thomas Hall of the Teslim Balogun Stadium this Sunday 23rd, June 2019 with 2 games at 3pm and 5pm and will run every weekend till August, while the Playoffs and final will take place in September. LSSBA Vice Chairman and Techn...