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MONDAY , DECEMBER, 6, 2004           Sports, a unifying factor --Na�abba By ADO SALISU FORMER Speaker of the Federal House of Representatives, Honourable Ghali Umar Na�abba, has described sports as sure way of uniting any country. Hon. Na�abba disclosed this during the opening ceremony of inter-local government soccer competition tagged �Ghali Umar Na-abba� held at the Gaya Township Stadium, Kano over the weekend. He said that the championship was aimed at enabling the youth develop their talents in the sports and would also assist them to achieve excellence in other aspects of life. �We hope that in this tournament where being young is often associated with cultism, drug addiction and other deviant behaviours, we believe, our efforts will surely make a difference,� he noted. He pledged to continue sponsorship of the tournament as part of his encouragement and support to the upliftment of sporting activities in the state and the country in general. Hon. Na-abba, then commended the organisers of the championship for a job well-done and urged them to keep it up. He also showed appreciation to those who contributed in one way or the other towards the organisation of the championship. Meanwhile, Gaya United Football Club has qualified for the next stage of the competition after they defeated its Sumaila counterpart 2-0 in an interesting encounter. The competition will continue at two other centres which include Bichi Township Stadium and Customs Barrack, Kano. SITE TOOLS Print This Page   EMAIL THIS PAGE Friend's Name: Friend's  Email: Your Name: Your Email:           � Triumph Publishing Company Limited 2004

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