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TOURNAMENT OVERVIEW OF THE BAYELSA GOVERNOR'S FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT; A PLATFORM FOR GREATNESS  After weeks of fascinating football in 26 centres across the 8 LGAs of the state in Nigeria's biggest grassroots football spectacle, the Bayelsa Governor's Football Tournament christened the Prosperity Cup, the men have been separated from the boys. The tournament, which is the brainchild of the former governor, Senator Henry Seriake Dickson, was conceived in 2014 but started in 2015, then called Restoration Cup. 'The Prosperity Cup', by which it is now known, was named by the former Minister of Sports, Chief Sunday Akin Dare, as Nigeria's largest grassroots football tournament. Governor Douye Diri in February performed the symbolic kick-off to herald this year’s edition that has been marked as the best edition of the tournament so far, with 231 teams. Gov Diri in his remarks, urged the various participating teams to abide by the rules and regulat...

BAYELSA GOVERNORS FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT, A.K.A. PROSPERITY CUP, A PLATFORM FOR GREATNESS. The Bayelsa Governor's Football Tournament tagged the Prosperity Cup has continued to be the bedrock of many grassroots players in Bayelsa in the last seven years of the tournament existence. Prosperity Cup has given many players the platform to showcase their talents with some  plying trade in the Nigeria Professional Football League, NPFL and foreign clubs. The latest player to enjoy the Prosperity Cup benevolence is Precious Benjamin. Benjamin was discovered from the season five of the tournament after dazzling for Dream Football Academy now called Advance Dreams FA. Precious was an attacking sensation during the tournament and the toast of fans and scouts in the SPOCS scouting programme at Remo, Ogun State and in the 3rd Douye Diri International Scouting Tournament in Yenagoa, thereafter he moved to Gambian league, where he put up a brilliant p...

BLESSING OBURUDU RETIRES ON A HIGH AT GATEWAY GAMES  Nigeria's Blessing Oborududu who won a silver medal at the 2021 Tokyo Olympic ssys she is pathing ways with wrestling after 19 years on the mat. The 14-time African champion broke the news after she won her final bout to clinch gold for Bayelsa in the ongoing National Sports Festival in Abeokuta.   XtrymeSports.blofspot.com reports that her emotional farewell speech triggered goose bumps across her, national teammates, officials, and wrestling stakeholders, while she was greeted with a pleasant and long standing ovation from of all present. An emotional Blessing Oborududu in her farewell speech said "I want to thank everyone who has been part of my journey, the Nigeria Wrestling Federation led by Daniel Igali and the board members, my teammates, and family.  "After the Olympics, I thought of retiring, but the President suggested I retire officially at the National Sports Festival in Abeokuta wher...

GRASSROOT SPORTS FEDERATION FELICITATES WITH ITS PRESIDENT ON HIS BIRTHDAY  One of Nigeria's foremost and leading sports organisers, Grassroot Sports Federation, GRASOF, has felicitated with its President, Hon. John Bassey Ekpenyoung, on the occasion of his birthday on Tuesday. A statement by the organisation's Public Relations Officer, Mr Patrick Ndubuisi, on behalf of the executive, described the President as a pragmatic and dogged personality who has committed himself to the development of raw talents in the sports subsector across the country. The statement notes that Hon. Ekpenyoung's dedication to the sports sector has seen him receive several recognitions and awards across the country and beyond, adding that it takes a strong and focused mind to commit it to spotting and nurturing talents in the sports sector, as well as putting up various sporting programs for the benefit of young athletes. Congratulating the renowned ace sports administrator...

NSF: BAYELSA WOMEN BASKETBALL TEAM WINS GOLD The Bayelsa state women Basketball team has defended their gold medal after beating host, Ogun state in the final on Tuesday, XtrymeSports.blogspot.com reports. Bayelsa led from the first quarter and held on to the lead till the fourth quarter which ended 59:37 in favour of the defending champions. The tensed final saw the host coming close to call, especially in the second and third quarter, however, the Bayelsa team kept their cool till the final whistle. Speaking to newsmen shortly after the game, Coach Tony Nelson commended his girls for making the state proud for the umpteenth time, winning yet another gold in Basketball. He also expressed his gratitude to the Governor, Senator Douye Diri, for his continuous support to athletes and coaches, which has seen them excel in various competitions.

BREAKING!!! BAYELSA WINS MEN TABLE TENNIS GOLD  Bayelsa state male Table Tennis team on Monday, clinched gold medal in style, to further prove their dominance in the sport in the country. The Table Tennis team led by Samuel Boboye clinched the top spot after seeing off Delta state in the finals, winning three straight sets, Xtrysports.blogspot.com reports. In the singles category, Olajide Omotayo won the first set 3-0, while Taiwo Mati won the second set by 3-1. In the doubles, the duo of Olajide Omotayo and Azeez Sholanke humbled their Delta counterpart 3-0 to clinch gold. Bayelsa state earlier defeated host, Ogun state in the semifinals while Delta saw off Lagos to advance. Chairman, Bayelsa state Table Tennis Association, Mr Amaebi Stow, alluded the victory to the unflinching support of the state Governor, Senator Douye Diri, whom he described as God sent, as he also commended the coaches and athletes for their commitme...

The Director General of the Prosperity Cup, Mr Ono Akpe has declared that the Bayelsa State Governor's Football Tournament is achieving set results. XtrymeSports.blogspot.com reports that Akpe made the declaration while speaking to journalists shortly after the Yenagoa Local Government final encounter between Bayelsa United Feeders and Eternal Grace Ministries (EGM) FC. He said he is very excited that within the space of seven years the tournament has grown so big and that some players scouted from the competition are now plying their trade within and outside the country, pointing out that, that was the whole essence of the Prosperity Cup, which is unarguably the biggest grassroots football tournament in the country.  According to the DG, "I am excited that a product of the 2023 edition of the Prosperity Cup, Precious Benjamin, who plays for Hoffenheim in Germany, is presently part of the national Under-20 football team that won bronze in the just-concluded AFCON U...

BAYELSA GOVERNOR COMMISSIONS WORLD CLASS TABLE TENNIS FACILITY IN YENAGOA  Governor Douye Diri on Wednesday Inaugurated a state of the art table tennis facility in Yenagoa, in a historic and memorable event attended by major sports stakeholders in the state and beyond, XtrymeSports.blogspot.com reports. Governor Diri who was accompanied by his deputy, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, noted that the initiator of the project, has written his name in the sands of time. The world class ultra-modern table tennis facility, nicknamed “Coastal Fortress”, was single-handedly built by the Chairman, Table Tennis Association in Bayelsa, Mr. Ama-Ebi Ebikpolade Stow. Inaugurating the beautiful edifice, Governor Douye Diri reiterated that sports development remains one of his administration’s “Assured” Prosperity program, as the sector is one area that can positively take the youths away from crime and criminality. He stressed that aside ed...