Okagbare Runs Best
Time In 200metres
Nigeria’s BlessingOkagbare on Saturday posted the best woman’s 200m time of 2013 when she ran 22.31seconds at the Mount SAC Relay’s in Los Angeles, California
The 25years old Blessing was a Nike ambassador at the elite invitation race, which saw fellow Nike representatives, Candyce MacGrone coming second with a time of 22.85sec. (time wind +1.3sec), while Nastasha Hastings came third in 22.90 seconds.
The race which was held on the Mount San Antonio Collage Campus east of Los Angeles, also saw Mike Rogders notching the fastest 100m in the world this year.
Rodgers, the US national champion in 2009, won the Mount SAC 100m in 10.04 sec. in an unfavorable wind of 0.4m/sec-ahead of compatriot Ryan Balley.
American English Gardner notched a world leading woman’s 100m time with a victory in 11.00 sec in a wind of 1.8m/sec.
Meanwhile ,at the Kansas Relays in Lawrence Kans , Michael Tinsley won the 400m hurdles in a world leading 48.77 seconds, heading a field that include 2005 world champion Barshawn Jackson.
At Gainsville, Florida , Gay clocked 45.95 sec. in a runner-up finish to Tony Macquay(45.88) in 400m.Gatlin who denied Gay the 100m bronze at the London Games won the 100m in Gainsville in 10.06 sec.
It would be recalled that Okagbare did have a good preparation for the London Games but failed to live up to expectations during the Games proper.
She has however continued working her way back to reckoning in time for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Jineiro, Brazil.
LOC Members For Artisans /traders Football
Competition Organizes Serminer For The Players
n celebration of his Excellency Owelle Rochas Okorocha’s Rescue Mission Program and his Two years in Office, the Ministry for Youth and Sports have organized a football competition for all Traders/Artisans in the State.
According to the Local Organizing Committee chairman
(LOC), Mr Ndubuisi Opara, all the Traders Associations and that of Artisans has been invited to a meeting with the LOC members on Friday, April 26, at the Grasshoppers International Stadium, Owerri, for a seminar and proper orientation on the competition.
He further revealed that the competition which is expected to end on May 26, will kick-start at the zonal levels as soon as possible.
Associations in the five zones(Owerri,Okigwe,Orlu,Aboh and Oru), will compete among themselves before coming to the State level for the Ultimate prize, a Brand new Bus for the winner. The second placed team will also receive the sum of 2 Million naira, 1 Million for the 3rd and 200,00 naira for the4th placed team.
Opara who is also the FA technical committee chairman, said that in addition to the competition, they will be a novelty match between the Executive Arm of the state and the Legislative Arm in a yet to be chosen date at the Dan Anyiam Stadium.
He continued by saying that the novelty match will be used to celebrate the rapid change that the government of Owelle Rochas Okorocha has brought to our great State within 2years.
Hat- Trick Hero, Kelechi Dedicates Goals To late Mum
Kelechi Ihenacho, Golden Eaglets match ball winner following a hat trick in the 7 0 win over Congo Brazzavile, has dedicated all his four goals at the CAF U-17 championship to his late mother.
Iheanacho described his mother, Mrs. Mercy Iheanacho who died after a brief illness last February at the Emekuku General Hospital in Owerri North, as unforgettable.
“I remember my mother today and I wished she is alive to witness this; may God grant her good rest,” stated the player who graduated through the NFF U-13 and U-15 teams.
Kelechi opened his U-17 tournament in the Golden Eaglets 6-1 battering of Black Starlets and added a hat trick on Saturday against Congo. He has established himself as one of the team’s ruthless strikers and is still leading the pack with 25 goals as compared with Isaac Success who has scored 24 all in both friendly and competitive matches.
“There is no rivalry between Success and I or any other member of the team.
“It is a collective effort because we don’t count the number of Goals we have.
When we win, we win as a team and nobody is looking for personal glory.
“We would continue to assist ourselves until we achieve our objective of winning the 2013CAF under 17 trophy”, Iheanacho noted.
DAY 2 RESULTS OF NESTLE MILO NIGERIA SEC. SCH.BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP, ATLANTIC CONFERENCE (ENUGU), 19/4/13
GIRLS
Anambra 35 0 Bayelsa
Enugu 30 0 Rivers
Imo 10 44 Abia
BOYS
Abia 26 29 Enugu
Anambra 39 22 Imo
Rivers 47 10 A/Ibom
DAY 2 (20/4/13)
CAF U17 CHAMPIONSHIP RESLTS
GROUP A 19/4/13
Morocco — Tunisia
Gabon — Botswana
20/4/13
Nigeria 7 — 0 Congo
Ivory Coast 0 — 0 Ghana
FIXTURES (24/4/13) SEMI FINAL
Morocco — C I V
Nigeria — Tunisia
NPFL WEEK 8 GAMES 24/4/13
Akwa Utd — A B S fc
Bayelsa Utd — Sunshine
Wikki — Sharks
Pilllars — Heartland
Lobi — Rangerss
Dolphins — Nasarawa
Gombe Utd — Enyimba
Kwara Utd — Nembe City
Kaduna Utd — Wolves
El Kanemi — 3 S C
CAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE RESULTS (20,21/4/13)
Rangers Int. 0 — 0 RC Libolo
JSM Bejaia 0 — 0 Esperance
Zamalek 1– 0 ST. George
Olando Pirates 3– 1 TP Mazembe
CA Bizertan 0 — 0 Al Ahly
AC Leopards 3 — 1 ES Setif
FUS Rabat 0 — 0 Sewe Sports
Coton Sport 3 0 TP Mazembe
CAF CONFEDERATIONS CUP (19,20,21/4/13)
ASEC Mimosa 1 0 LLB Academic
AZAM FC 0 0 FAR Rabat
Ahli Shandi 0 0 Ismaily
ENPPI 0 0 Super Sports
USM Alger 0 0 US BItam
CS Sfaxien 3 1 Diables Noirs
Recreat. Caala 1 1 Etiol Sahel
l. Muculmana 2 0 W Casablanca
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEMIFINAL GAMES
23/4/13
B/Munich — Barcelona
24/4/13
b/Dortmund — R/Madrid
EUROPA LEAUGUE SEMI’S
25/4/13
Basle — Chelsea
Fenabache — Benfica
