Delta to ban schools without sporting facilities
HENCEFORTH any school in Delta State without sporting facilities will no longer be approved to function, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has declared. Speaking in Oleh, Isoko North local council at the weekend during the finals of Delta State’s Principal’s Cup sponsored by Zenith Bank, Okowa expressed his administration’s desire to constantly maintain its leading role in Nigerian sports.
Positing that future champions are usually caught young at the primary and secondary schools levels, he added, “I believe we will continue in this stead so that the energy of our youths will be used for gainful ventures.
“Any school that is applying as a new secondary school must have sports facilities, without that there will be no registration. We have seen some schools tucked into a little space without consideration for sports facilities.”
Some of the biggest names in the country’s football were present at the event. They include the President of Nigerian Football Federation (NFF), Mr. Amaju Pinnick, former Super Eagles’ captain, Henry Nwosu, Victor Ikpeba, who led others like Victor Agali, Edema Fuludu, Ndubuisi Okosieme and Ifeanyi Udeze to the event. At the end of the competition, Master Care International School, Asaba defeated Idjerhe Grammar School 2-1 to win in the tournament sponsored by Zenith Bank Plc, while Ogbe-ijoh Grammar School took the third place in the tournament which had schools in all the 25 local councils of the state participating.