Rivers Government To Begin School Sports Competition

Rivers Government To Begin School Sports Competition

Precious Oham

Rivers State Government has rolled out plans to host School Sports Competitions in August this year, to boost grassroots sports development with the view to discover hidden talents, BSNSports.com.ng reports. 

The State Commissioner of Sports, Christopher Green, disclosed this in an interview with sports journalists, at the final of Strata base open National Karate Championship, held at Alfred Diete Spiff Sports Complex, Moscow Road in Port Harcourt.

He said the State intended to bring back sporting activities, as it used to be back in the day.

He said: "We intended to catch them young and groom them to stardom. Three months from now we are going to organise school sports, where we can identify talents.

“In those days the likes of Oriji and Ken Saro Wiwa Cup were avenues to discover talents, we are now going back to organise such competitions.

"Apart from that we are also going to host Public Service games, this is coming up in November this year too”, Barrister Green said.

According to him, every corporate organisation that sponsored any sports competition would have something in return.

"I want to say that since the inception of this administration led by Sir Siminialayi Fubara the State has been doing well tremendously and sporting activities are almost at their peak."