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Gov. Diri Rewards Bayelsa Queens, Urges Private Sector Support For Sports
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has rewarded gamers of Bayelsa Queens Soccer Membership for his or her spectacular efficiency on the 2022 Confederation of African Soccer Girls’s Championship League (CAFWCL) in Rabat, Morocco.
Saying money rewards on Wednesday contained in the Govt Council Chambers in Authorities Home, Yenagoa, Senator Diri mentioned 21 of the primary staff gamers would obtain N1 million every whereas the 14 reserve gamers would get N500,000 every.
The governor additionally rewarded the technical adviser with N1.1 million, assistant coaches N500,000 every, help workers N300,000 every whereas all of the board members would get N1.5 million.
Whereas directing that the monies be launched to the staff earlier than the tip of November, he additionally made a private donation of $4000 to the staff in success of his promise on the quarter-final stage of the competitors.
His phrases: “Your authorities has determined to reward you to your excellent efficiency within the CAF girls’s champions league. All of the 21 gamers within the first staff that participated within the competitors will get N1 million every. I direct that this monies be launched between now and the tip of November.”
Congratulating Bayelsa Queens for being the primary staff to take Nigeria to the semi-final of the competitors, Diri assured that the medical payments of an injured participant can be underwritten by the state.
In keeping with him, by their efficiency, they made the state and the nation proud and justified the sources the state authorities dedicated to the competitors.
“You could have confirmed that Nigeria is certainly a soccer nation and that we’re not a push over relating to soccer in Africa and certainly the world. The picture of the state is essentially being imprinted in feminine soccer in Nigeria, West Africa and in Africa. You could have made the state and nation proud by bringing residence the bronze medal.”
Whereas expressing gratitude to Premium Belief Financial institution for supporting the staff with a donation of N50 million and provision of jerseys, the state’s helmsman urged the personal sector to emulate the gesture in direction of supporting sports activities improvement within the state.
“I wish to name on the personal sector to return in to help sports activities improvement and particularly the sport of soccer within the state similar to Premium Belief Financial institution did by donating N50 million and jerseys to the staff.”
The governor charged the Commissioner for Youth and Sports activities to fine-tune errors made through the competitors and instantly begin preparations for the subsequent CAF competitors with the thoughts to win the gold trophy.
Diri mentioned his administration would proceed to help sports activities improvement and urged youths to benefit from sporting actions to eke out a residing quite than permitting themselves for use as political thugs or become involved in drug habit.
Earlier in his remarks, the Commissioner for Youth and Sports activities Improvement, Daniel Igali, famous that the Nigerian champions completed third within the event after they secured a 1-0 win towards Simba FC of Tanzania of their third-place match.
He acknowledged that Bayelsa Queens additionally emerged as the most effective entertaining and effectively behaved staff and acquired the Truthful Play award along with $150,000 after dropping 0-1 within the semi-final towards ASFAR of Morocco.
The Sports activities Commissioner expressed appreciation to the governor for the help to the staff that enabled them obtain the feat and burdened the necessity to hold the gamers collectively so as to do higher within the subsequent event.
Highpoint of the occasion was the presentation of the third place trophy and medal to the governor by the Sports activities Commissioner, chairman of the Bayelsa Queens board, Robin Apreala, deputy captain of the staff, Juliet Sunday, and the top coach, Domo Okara.
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