NSF Zonal Elimination: Imo state shows dominance

Posted : 28 February 2025

The battle for places in team sports for the 22nd National Sports Festival in Ogun State has concluded in the South East Zonal Elimination held in Enugu State.

The Coal City of Enugu was lively with sporting activities over the past few days, as athletes from the region competed for honor, pride, and dignity in various team sports.

Imo State demonstrated its sporting dominance in the region by securing nine qualification slots, the highest among the five participating states.

Imo claimed the two available slots in Men's and Women's Handball Abula. In Men's Basketball, Imo State secured one of the two available slots alongside Enugu, while the women's slots went to Anambra and Ebonyi States.

In Men's Volleyball, Imo finished first, while the second qualification slot went to the host state, Enugu. In the women's category, Anambra and Abia secured the two available tickets.

In Beach Volleyball, Imo and Abia secured the two slots for the Sports Festival in the men's category, while in the women's category, Anambra and Abia will represent the region in Ogun State.

In Men's Cricket, Imo and Anambra are the two qualified states, while Ebonyi and Abia will compete in the women's category.

In Handball, Enugu and Anambra States qualified for the men's category, while Imo and Abia qualified to represent the region in the women's category.

Finally, in Football, Imo and Ebonyi secured qualification in the men's category, while Enugu and Abia States claimed the two available slots in the women's category.

The Director of Sports Festival and Para-sports at the National Sports Commission (NSC), Mrs. Tecla Opara, who was present to monitor proceedings, praised the current leadership of the Commission for ensuring all zones had a hitch-free competition, particularly in terms of financial support.

"The current leadership of the NSC, under Mallam Shehu Dikko and Hon. Bukola Olopade, is very intentional about revamping the country's sports. That is why serious attention was given to the zonal eliminations this time around, which marks a clear departure from how things were done in the past."

"I must thank them, and we are all now looking forward to a very successful Sports Festival in Ogun State in May this year, where both the state and the National Sports Commission are determined to stage one of the best-organized festivals in the history of the Games," she concluded.

Meanwhile, the South East Zonal Coordinator of the NSC, Ben Ezema, thanked all the participating states for their cooperation throughout the competition, assuring them that the Commission will improve the organization of future eliminations.

NSF Zonal Elimination: Imo state shows dominance

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