No less than 80 players drawn from around the Nigeria, Benin Republic and Cote d’ Ivoire are expected to storm the garden City of Port_Harcourt for the 2009 edition of the Royal Hoopers Basketball Elite Camp holding at the Police Officers Mess grounds situated in the GRA.

WORLD Soccer-governing body, FIFA, paid an unscheduled visit to Nigeria during the week and caught members of the Local Organising Committee for the cadet championship napping. Unlike in the past when they announced their coming, they came like a ‘thief in the night’ and visited some of the centres designated to host the championship.

DR Peter Singabele, board member of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, could not believe his eyes at the excellent facilities at the Teslim Balogun Stadium during the final of the Federation Cup which Enyimba won at the expense of Sharks of Port Harcourt.

Captain Victor Ezeji is lamenting Sharks’ inability to win a major silverware since the inception of the Port Harcourt based outfit, many years ago.

In 2006, Vanguard published the first story on Ogho Oghene Egwuro. Winning the 100m event in the Delta State Sports Festival was newsworthy, knowing the pedigree of the state in track and field and their ability to churn out athletes.