...... Youth Development Commissioner Takes Kick Off
In less than forty eight hours all six visiting teams will
be in town and Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital will be the cynosure of all
eyes as the maiden edition of the Governor Douye Diri Pre-season Football
Tournament kicks off.
Six premier league teams, Abia Warriors of Umuahia, Akwa
United of Uyo, Bendel Insurance of Benin, Kwara United of Ilorin, Sunshine
Stars of Akure, and Rivers United of Port Hacourt, to be joined by Bayelsa
United and Krusaders Selected teams will lineup for the pre-season competition,
the first to be staged in Yenagoa..
A statement by the Chairman of the Tournament, Mr Ono Akpe,
said the Youth Development Commissioner, Hon. Alfred Kemepade will be the
Special Guest of Honour and will perform the ceremonial kick off, while former
Youth and Sports Development Commissioner and current Chairman of the Bayelsa
State Civil Service Commission, Hon. Perekiye Buruboyefe, will be the Chairman,
with Mayor of Yenagoa City Local Government Area, Hon Boloudiseye Ndiwari, and
one-time Kolokuma Opokuma Council Chairman, Hon Ebikitin Diongoli, as Guests of
Honour.
Mr Ono Akpe said the draws will take place by 7pm on Sunday,
while games will commence by 8am on Monday, at the Samson Siasia Sports Complex
in Yenagoa.
Mr Akpe disclosed that the winner of the Pre-season football
tournament will go home with the sum of N1.5m, N1m for second place, and
N500,000 for third position.
Mr Akpe also expressed his appreciation for Governor Douye
Diri and his Deputy, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo for their pragmatic efforts
in making the state one of the sporting hubs in the country.
He equally urged Bayelsans to turn out enmasse to support
the two Bayelsa teams participating in the Pre-season tournament.
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