APPRECIATING THE LAWS OF THE GAME
Coiled from Linus Mbas’s lecture,
A FIFA Technical Advisers – Refereeing
Consultant Refereeing – NFF
Former member CAF Refereeing Committee
I have selected the most common offences by players in matches for decisions.
These are, TRIPPING OR ATTEMPTING TO TRIP AN OPPONENT; PUSHING AN OPPONENT ; CHARGING AN OPPONENT/CHALLENGING FROM BEHIND AND HOLIDING AN OPPONENT.
We are going to look at these offences to determine...
IMO BATTLE ABIA IN ZONAL ELIMINATION GAMES FOR THE 2012 NATIONAL SPORTS FESTIVAL(EKO’12)
The Imo State National sports festival contingent will from today engage their Abia counterparts for the South- East Zone two, elimination games
According to a press –Release made available to Imo Trumpeta and signed by the zonal; coordinator chief Adokiye Dans, the South East Zone two Nguru will be holding the 18th National Sports Festival Zonal elimination at Umuahia from...
FLAMINGOES SET FOR HOSTILITIES IN AZERBAIJAN 2012 UNDER 17 FIFA WOMEN WORL CUP
Nigerian under 17 female football team (the Flamingoes) are all set to begin the contest for the FIFA u-17 women’s World cup, other wise known as Azerbaijan ’12.
The Flamingoes along side Ghana and Gambia are the three African countries participating in the three week long tournament.
The Nigerian girls have been present at the FIFA u-17 Women world cup and...
Etiti State Clamour For Okigwe Zone Intensifies
As the clamour for the creation of an additional state in the South-East by the Igbo race heats up by the day, leader of a coalition group from the region championing the agitation for creation of Etiti State, Dr Gregory Iyk Ibe has urged President Goodluck Jonathan to view the issue as a matter of urgent national interest and...
‘ELDER ANOSIKE EDUC. TRUST FUND’ ENDS 2012 HOLIDAY EXTRA MORAL CLASSES
A call has been made to the state government and Public spirited members of the society to come and help expand the scope. of a holiday Extra Moral classes singlehandedly organized and sponsored by the Executive Director and founder of "Elder Rowland Anosike Educational Trust Fund," a Port Harcourt· based businessman and philanthropist, SUN. Joe Anosike.
Making the call while...
N.U.R.T.W.ORLU GETS CENTRAL PARK
The mayor of Orlu zone Chief Mrs. Stella Odimegwu on her last meeting with the National Union of Road Transport Workers Orlu Chapter said, that a new cite for the long expected Central Park for Orlu people has been discovered and work has begun on the cite.
In her speech, she said that apart from this Central Park situate at...
Iheanocha Guber ambition vanishes?
For the former interior Minister, Captain Emmanuel Iheanacho, it not only rains but pours. The quiet gentle man from Emekuku, in Owerri North LGA, is facing the political fight of his life.
Last week, his name was wash in Nigerian Media for the wrong reasons.
His Company, Integrated oil, was fingered as habouring oil thieves and hosting stolen petroleum products.
As if...
Why I am promoting High life
High life is Nigeria’s authentic contemporary music though it is founded to have originated in Ghana, every Nigerian Musician been identified as juju, fuji, afro beat.
High life is the foundation of every Nigeria contemporary music few are called and many chosen in arts, highlife music called and I have chosen highlife also in appreciation to all the success and...
Supol Linus Nwaiwu and Alertness
Former Imo state Police command spokesman and the Divisional Police officer, DPO, of New Owerri Divisional Police, Supol Linus Nwaiwu seems to be an agile police office any day. The Uvuru-Aboh Mbaise born officer is maintaining proper alertness in his area of jurisdiction. As the officer in charge of the Division, it is a common thing to always see...
Willy Amadi Re-appears
After his role as the crusader of Governor Ikedi Ohakim’s “Clean and Green” revolution in the state capital and following the inglorious exit from power of the former Governor, Barr Willy Amadi is nowhere in the political map of Imo. For several months, the infant terrible of Owerri politics and the jovial dude popularly called “Ukwa Achi Aka ya...