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Sports News of Tuesday, 17 August 2021

Source: www.mynigeria.com

Bayelsa splashes over N70m on silver-winning Olympian, AITEO cup winners, others

Governor of Bayelsa State, Douye Diri and the sportsmen and women Governor of Bayelsa State, Douye Diri and the sportsmen and women

Governor of Bayelsa State, Douye Diri has rewarded sportsmen, women and administrators who recently brought glory to the state.

Top the list were the Bayelsa-born Tokyo Olympic silver medallist, Blessing Oborududu, and the winners of the 2021 AITEO Cup, Bayelsa United and Bayelsa Queens.

Registered players of Bayelsa United and Queens received N1millon each while Oborududu received N4million.

At the official reception in honour of the victorious Bayelsa sportsmen and women at Government House, Yenagoa, Mr Diri also announced a million naira reward for Ms Oborududu’s coach, Victor Kodei, a former wrestling champion, Premium Times reports.

The governor who redeemed his earlier pledge to the teams ordered the release of two coaster buses to the football teams. The technical advisers and the clubs’ board chairmen of the teams went home with a reward of N1.3million and N1.5 million respectively.

“In recognition of this historic feat and giant stride, your government has decided to reward you (Blessing Oborududu) with the sum of four million naira.

“Our daughter has put Bayelsa State and Nigeria on the map of the world in female wrestling.

“For our FA Cup giants, for the first time in the history of the FA Cup, now AITEO Cup, no state in Nigeria has brought home the two cups, both male and female.

“It used to be an all-male affair until the female version was introduced. Bayelsa is the first state and I stand to be proved wrong. Bayelsa has set the record.

“So, your Prosperity Administration has decided to reward our AITEO Cup male and female players. The top 25 registered players will receive the sum of one million naira each. Other players will get N500,000 each.

“The chairmen of both teams will receive N1.5 million each and the Technical Advisers of both clubs N1.3 million each.

“For each of the clubs, the board members will get one million naira, while the coach of our sister, who himself is a wrestling champion, Victor Kodei, and accompanied our silver medalist to Tokyo, will get the sum of one million naira.

“As usual, with sports, it is a team game and there are others who contributed to the victory and success. Their reward will also be communicated to them,” he said.

The governor also gave immediate approval for the upgrade of the Samson Siasia Sports Complex as well as the wrestling gym.