NWFL Premiership Champions Bayelsa Queens Disassociate from League Boycott


The Management of Bayelsa Queens FC has Disassociated itself from the report going round of a purported boycott of the new season of the Nigeria Women Football League scheduled to kick off on September 14.



  This was contained in a statement credited to Chairman Bayelsa Queens Pastor Robin Apreala Angonimi that the club would not want to meddle in affairs that would derail it's target of giving Nigeria a worthy representation at the CAF WAFU-B Championship in Cote D'Ivoire and picking the sole ticket for the African Champions League in Morocco.


   The statement further outlined that as a State sponsored team, the decision to boycott or not the upcoming NWFL season does not lie on one man. But the Bayelsa State Government must be briefed through the office of the Honorable Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development and also office of the Deputy Governor who supervises Sports in the State.


Pastor Apreala stated that Bayelsa Queens FC is a Government owned Club and for a sensitive matter of this magnitude, one or few persons can not sit and decide for the rest. If the league will be played today,we are ready. He said that Issues will definitely arise and  believes in the principle of dialogue and negotiation as two wrongs can not make a right.


  The Amassoma Born Sorts administrator however call on all relevant stakeholders of the Women Football in Nigeria to sheath their sword and work with the Aisha Falode led Board to move the League forward.


  Bayelsa Queens FC will continue it's preparations for the WAFU-B Championship and defence of the AITEO Cup with a round of 32 match against Kada Queens of Kaduna in Makurdi.



Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Lanreleke Sports Academy Fathia Makes Nigeria Female Football Team To China

Image
Adepoju Fathia, a student of Lanreleke Sports Academy in Ileogbo, Osun State has been selected to represent Nigeria in the Secondary Schools Female Football Competition in China. Established in 2021, the Lanreleke Sports Academy is a co-educational, fully residential and specialist Senior Secondary School.  Fathia, a 15-year-old and exciting football prodigy was selected by the Nigeria School Sports Federation NSSF) for the 2024 International School Sport Federation (ISF) World School Cup for girls, which will hold in Dalian from May 16 to 27. The Project Manager of Peculiar Ultimate Concerns Limited, and Proprietor of the co-educational and sports academy, Engr. Olalekan Adeleke shared his delight as he noted.  "We are delighted that Adepoju Fathia, an SS2 Student from Iwo, Osun State made the final selection.  "We are also not surprised at her football career growth as she is hard-working, dedicated and has the zeal to be the best. Fathia is among the 15 players selected ac
Read more

Gasau Hails Engineer Adeleke, Future Eagles To Camp At Lanreleke Sports Academy

Image
NFF President Ibrahim Gasau has poured encomiums on Engineer Lanre Adeleke, as he informed that the national U-15 male team tagged Future Eagles and its female counterpart will be camping at the Lanreleke Sports Academy in Ileogbo.  Lanreleke Sports Academy was founded in 2021 and is a co-educational facility, fully residential and specialist Senior Secondary School.  The nation's apex football egg-head who was on a working visit to Osun State, had a first-hand assessment of the level of football development in the state and also saw the sports facilities put in place by the government and private individuals.  Gasau was led by the Osun State Football Association boss Sola Fanawopo to the Lanreleke Sports Academy in Ileogbo,  Gasau who didn't hide his delight after seeing the state-of-the-art facilities at the Lanreleke Sports Academy said.  "Let me start by applauding the vision of Engineer Lanre Adeleke, this is a huge investment towards developing the youths in Ileogbo.
Read more

Thirty Clubs Register For Osun State Football League 23/24 Season

Image
30 football clubs have been cleared by the Osun State Football Association to participate in the Osun State Football League, 23/24 Season, scheduled to kick off in the first quarters of 2024.  In a press statement issued by Mr. Amoo Abayomi, the Secretary of Osun FA, the clubs have been placed into four groups to minimize traveling and by the participating clubs.  He disclosed that the football association will announce the venues to host the four groups as soon as possible. “Security of players, good playing pitches, and television-friendly grounds are some of the variables that will determine the selections of the venues,” the Amoo further explained. Meanwhile, for good visibility and followership Osun FA supremo, Sola Fanawopo has in time past engaged data tech partner (lxdore) and streaming company BlackdrumTV, for developments of players’ profile/data and live streaming of games. *GROUP A*  1: ELEBUIBON BOYS FC OSOGBO 2: HOMMY DAYS F A OSOGBO 3: FEHINTY F A OSOGBO 4: LOCAPY FC OSO
Read more