Isyaku Ibrahim
Governor Abba Kabir Kabiru Yusuf says Kano Pillars Football Club Management Team remains disbanded
Engineer Abba Kabiru Yusuf was speaking in a message read on his behalf by his Chief of Staff Alhaji Wada Shehu Sagagi at the opening of the second edition of Military and Paramilitary Games in the state initiated by the state sports Commissioners and bank roll by present administration
He pointed out that as a discipline administrations,it would not over rule what the Commissioner incharge of the sports ministry Alhaji Mustapha Rabiu Kwankwaso had annouced on the matter
He explained that talented players that will propagate the good name of the state will be recruited and new crop Leadership will be appointed to steer the team during upcoming football season
Digressing to the Games, the Chief Executive reiterated his administration’s resolve in fighting restiveness and joblessness among youths through organizing sporting activities and skills acquisition workshops
Governor Abba Kabiru Yusuf said that he would not rest in his oars in supporting youths to achieve their potentialities oositively in view of their massive contribution in entrenching his Government
The Governor charged the participating formations to give good account of themselves in the course of the games which he was primarily initiated to boost love, understarting, unity togertherness and entertainment
While speaking, Acting Chairman of State Sports Commission Malam Bala Sani Shehu ,said the event which will last eight days will beside footballl that will be played at Sani Abacha Stadium, the rest of the games will be held at Bukavu Barracks and Air Force Base
He added that among the sports that would be competed for include Athletics, Judo, Basketball, Volleyball, Badminton and Taekwando
The rest comprise Football, Table Tennis, Golf and Karate
The provisional Chairman of the Sports body who thanked the present administration for footing the bill for the tourney regardless of its meagre resources, said preparation is in the pipeline in organizing mini sports festival among the forty four Local Government Councils statewide aimed at instilling rapport and mutual trust among the citizenry
Almost all Military and Paramilitary formations that have offices in the State excluding State Security Service DSS and Vehicle Inspection Office VIO are participating in the tourney
In the opening football match played at Sani Abacha Stadium Nigeria Airforce soccer Team defeated their KAROTA counterparts by two goals to one
The KAROTA Boys who had their Captain sent off, netted their only goal in the first half while theiir opponents capitalized on the one man advantage to equalise and later scored the winner via a penalty kick
