Niger Delta Peace Cup kick off March 19

The organisers, Grassroots Sports Federation (GRASOF) SouthSouth zone, in conjunction with Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has shifted the opening ceremony of the maiden edition of the U-17 Niger Delta Peace Cup from March 15th to 19th.The tournaments Media and Publicity Committee Chairman Emmanuel Akpan said the postponement would afford the organisers time to put together all logistics towards a hitch-free competition, adding all inconveniences to the public due to the postponement is regretted.The U-17 Niger Delta Peace Cup is a catch -them young to be staged amongst all the states in the Delta region-Edo, Delta, Akwa Ibom, Cross Rivers, Bayelsa and Rivers.According to the tournament coordinator, John Ekpenyong, the competition is another effort in preventing youth restiveness in the region while harnessing the sporting potentials of the youth.
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