Registration for Niger Delta Sports Festival gets one week extension by Our Reporter February 27, 2025 written by Our Reporter February 27, 2025 59Slight adjustments have been made to the programs leading up to the maiden edition of the Niger Delta Sports Festival with the extension of deadline for registration from February 28 to March 7.In Tuesday morning’s daily briefing to members of the Technical Committee and States Liaison Committees by the Co-Chairman of the Technical Committee, Enefiok Udo-Obong, he attributed the extension to a surge in requests from states that have been affected by the zonal qualifiers of the National Sports Festival (NSF). “Dear Gentlemen and ladies, due to the request of a lot of States and the participation of States at the zonal eliminations for NSF, we have decided to make some changes to our calendar. “Registration would now be extended by a week and would close on the 7th March 2025”, Udo-Obong stated. The shift has in turn meant that the dates for the Local Government and Constituency trials would also be adjusted. You Might Be Interested In UCL: Roberto Carlos picks between Ronaldo, Messi in his ultimate XI [Full list] Dogo urges Nasarawa United to brace for Akwa United Transfer window: Juventus convinced of prising Thomas Partey ‘Yakubu’ from ArsenalUdo-Obong informed State Liaison Committee members that they would be provided names of registered persons in their state and the Sports entered for on March 9, 2025. “Consequently, all Federal Constituency/LG trials would take place between the March11-15 2025”, concluded the Tuesday morning memo to the Committees.The Olympics gold medalist told NDSF Media that the adjustments will not affect the festival schedule, assuring that “We are still within our schedule to start the trials and open the festival on April 1, 2025”. The NDSF is the first Sports related intervention project of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and it coincides with the commission’s 25th anniversary with the theme, “beyond oil, Harnessing talents”. Over 3000 athletes competing for medals in 17 sports are expected from the nine NDDC mandate states. Author Our Reporter View all posts Niger Delta Sports Festival Share 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTumblrWhatsappTelegramEmail previous post Summer Transfer: Osimhen closer to Man United than Arsenal, Chelsea next post Inspire SA Farouq, Ezekiel Dazzle As Flying Eagles Earn 2-0 Win In Abidjan You may also like Gwagwalada and AMAC Set for Historic Showdown in... Lagos Legends Club Pays Courtesy Visit To AIG... Lagos FA, Stakeholders Mourns Death Of Tade Azeez Francis Orbih elected into Badminton World Federation Council NSC Mourns the Passing of Ex Referees Association... 40 Athletes from 30 Schools across 10 States... Lagos State League: Chekas Feeders Coach Rues Draw... CBEX: EFCC declares eight persons wanted over crypto fraud Chelsea’s troubled season not a failure insists Maresca Team Nigeria ends African Weightlifting Championship with 13...Leave a Comment Cancel ReplySave my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.
