NNL, Prudential Sports reach truce over ‘Man of the Match’ awards during Gombe matches

Published January 26, 2025 By Willies Ugo, Gombe The management of the Nigeria National League (NNL) has reached a resolution with Prudential Sports Limited over the use of it’s league platform in presenting ‘Man of the Match’ awards to Gombe based teams. The NNL had warned Prudential Sports Limited, a popular Sports promoting firm, against…

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Gombe: Farouk Yarma boost Nationwide League Pre-Season Tournament with kits, cash prizes

Published Nov. 21, 2024 From Willies Ugo, Gombe The Gombe State Nationwide League Football Pre-Season Tournament has received a boost with the donation of N200,000 cash as prize for the tournament’s winner and N50,000 for the organizers courtesy Malam Farouk Yarma. Not only that, Yarma, the pioneer Executive Chairman of the Gombe State Sports Commission…

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Kwara: Taiwo Awoniyi Foundation to Boost Youths in Football Development

Newspointer Sept 26, 2024 By Taiwo Ogunniyi Nottingham Forest and Super Eagles striker, Taiwo Awoniyi, has reaffirmed his commitment to nurturing young football talent in Kwara State through the Taiwo Awoniyi Foundation’s sponsorship of the Kwara Kiddies League. In a show of support, Awoniyi, through his foundation, will provide sets of jerseys to all teams…

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We’ll use Sports to address youth restiveness – Gombe Commissioner to SWAN

Newspointer July 8, 2024 By Willies Ugo, Gombe Gombe State Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development, Adamu Inuwa Pantami, has pledged his ministry’s determination to continue to use sporting activities to dissuade youths from engaging in restiveness. The Commissioner stated this when the State SWAN executives, led by it’s Chairman, Mr Mark Nuhu Malele, paid…

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