{"id":6740,"date":"2013-05-30T17:25:34","date_gmt":"2013-05-30T17:25:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.imotrumpeta.com\/?p=6740"},"modified":"2013-05-30T17:25:34","modified_gmt":"2013-05-30T17:25:34","slug":"sports-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.imotrumpeta.com\/?p=6740","title":{"rendered":"Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"orji\"<\/a><\/p>\n

FED Cup Draw
\nUnfolds Today<\/p>\n

Draws for the 2013 Federation cup finals will hold today at the Fifed technical center, National Stadium, Abuja.
\nThe Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) director of competitions, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi said a total of 63 clubs will be involved in the annual Football event.
\nOnly Yobe State did not register a club for the glamorous competition while Ranches Bees of Kaduna may forfeit its spot if they fail to pay an outstanding debt of 200,000 on or before today morning.
\nThe money according to reports is their fine for late registration for last year’s competition despite several written undertakings to pay.
\n20 NPFL clubs, the 22 from NNL as well as nine clubs from the Nationwide League and 12 non-League teams will be involved in the draw ceremony.
\nA special feature has been added to this year’s draw with the draw for Women’s Federation cup competition taking place alongside of the men’s event will involve 22 clubs.
\nThe final for this year’s Fed, cup will take place at the lush pitch of the Teslim Balogun stadium, Lagos on Saturday, July 28 and the Women’s final holding at same venue on July 27.
\nHeartland fc of Owerri is the men’s Fed. Cup holders while Rivers Angels Port Harcourt share the same honor in the Women’s category.<\/p>\n

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Papilo Doles Out Half A Million To Imo All-stars<\/p>\n

Imo All-Stars on Saturday May 25 received a huge boost for their ongoing sports complex project when Ambassador Kanu Papilo Nwankwo donated a cheqeu of Five Hundred thousand naira.
\nKanu who trained with the team stated that he will continue to support
\nThe All-Stars project commending its members for the giant project they have embarked upon that will go a long way to promote sports development in the state.
\nThe former Portsmouth fc player also donated a Bus to Papilo fc Academy in conjunction with the All-Stars to also help in discovering more talented players that will one day grow to become like him.
\nReacting to the gesture the club president Eng. Ugochukwu Nnah expressed satisfaction towards the financial boost the organization has received from a great football icon.
\nNnah thanked kanu on behalf of All-stars promising that the amount will be used judiciously in actualizing the project stating that Papilo has always shown love and tremendous support to the club in many ways that cannot be quantified.
\nIn his own statement Mr. Ray Ebede noted that Kanu’s Brother Ogbonna Kanu an Ex-Ajax fc of Holland player also made personal donation of 50,000 to the sports complex project adding that the brothers have been committed to the task of supporting projects that will improve the development of our people.
\nWhen completed the Sports Complex is expected to serve not only the All-Stars members but all Imo athletes form the state preparing for National and International competitions.<\/p>\n

MID-WEEK GAMES 30 MAY
\nINTERNATIONA RESULTS (25\/5\/13)
\nTurkey\u00a0\u00a0 2 \u2013 0\u00a0\u00a0 Latvia
\nCanada\u00a0\u00a0 1 \u2013 0\u00a0 Ivory Coast
\nTOULON U-20 CHAMPIONSHIP
\nGROUP A RESULT (25\/5\/13)
\nColombia 1 \u2013 0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 S\/Korea
\nFrance\u00a0\u00a0 4 \u2013 1\u00a0\u00a0 USA
\nGROUP B (29\/5\/13)
\nNigeria\u00a0\u00a0 —\u00a0\u00a0 Mexico @ 4:30 pm
\nRESCUE MISSION TRADERS\/ARTISANS CUP
\n3RD PLACE GAME (28\/5\/13)
\nIndigenous Traders 1 \u2013 0\u00a0\u00a0 Welders Union Egbu
\nFINAL (29\/5\/13)
\nTyre Dealers\u00a0\u00a0 —\u00a0\u00a0 Okada fc Eziosu<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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