By Goodness Ndukuba, Akwa on October 9, 2023
The Anambra government has donated sports equipment to schools which produced champions at the School Sports Festival held between May and June this year for their impressive performances.
Patrick-Estate Onyedum, Chairman of Anambra State Sports Development Commission handed over the equipments to the deserving schools on Friday.
The equipment included a Volleyball Court, Olympic Table Tennis Board, Football, Volleyball and Basketball.
Washington Memorial Grammar School Onitsha which excelled in Volleyball had its dilapidated Volleyball Court expanded and renovated.
St Anthony’s Catholic Comprehensive Institute, Agulu, in Anaocha Local Government Area took delivery of a brand new Joola Table Tennis board, ASSDC branded volleyball, basket ball and football for exceptional performance during the festival.
Rosa Mystica, Agulu also in Anaocha LGA received three ASSDC branded footballs, two volleyballs and one basketball.
Onyedum said the gesture was in fulfillment of the promise by the Commission to support schools which did well at the festival with sports equipment and facilities.
He noted that the future of sports is tied with the grassroots and that the reintroduced school sports had started yielding positive results as seen in the performance of Anambra State team at the just concluded National Youth Games in Asaba.
Onyedum encouraged the schools to take their inter house sports seriously to keep them in shape for 2024 state school sports festival while urging them to make good use of the equipment.
He thanked Gov. Chukwuma Soludo for his passion for development of the Anambra youths through sports and support for the Commission.
Recall that the Commission had earlier given prize money ranging from N500,000 to N1.5 million to the three top winners with over N500,000 as reward for individuals who won special awards during the First Anambra School Sports Solution Initiative.
Source Daily Sports Nigeria
Posted October 9, 2023
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