Decided to retain its title on the quick approaching twenty second Nationwide Sports activities Pageant in Ogun State, Crew Delta, towards all odds, picked 12 tickets out of the 16 sports activities in each female and male classes on the south-south zonal elimination for group sports activities held in Benin Metropolis, Edo State.
The south-south zonal elimination attended by host Edo, Bayelsa, Rivers and Akwa Ibom noticed Crew Delta dominate in soccer (female and male); handball (female and male); basketball (female and male); volleyball (male); Abula (feminine and combined doubles); hockey (female and male) and cricket (male).
Edo picked eight tickets to put second, profitable 5 feminine spots and three male tickets. Rivers picked seven tickets made up of 4 male tickets, two within the feminine classes and one Combined Doubles. Bayelsa was fourth with six tickets (three male and three feminine), whereas Akwa Ibom was fifth with only one ticket received by the feminine group. Cross River didn’t present up on the South-south zonal elimination.
The Government Chairman, Delta State Sports activities Fee, Mr Onoriode Oborevwori, counseled the athletes and their officers for the group’s outing, stating that the efficiency has given the federal government and folks of their readiness to dominate the nation once more on the Gateway Video games.
However, he reminded the athletes and coaches towards complacency emphasising the significance of early tenting to make sure the state maintains her primary place on the twenty second Nationwide Sports activities Pageant.
