Ikpeba Storms Bet9ja Royal Cup Group Stage Draws

By Prosper Erere The Prince of Monaco and former Nigeria Super Eagles player,  Victor Ikpeba was among other dignitaries that witnessed the group stage of the ongoing Royal Cup sponsored by Bet9ja I’m Delta State. According to the Media and Publicity officer of the tournament,  Jahrock Ujewe, All remaining 32 clubs in the 2019 Bet9ja Royal Cup have been paired separately into eight groups of four teams each. This was part of the private draw ceremony held at the Warri City Stadium on Thursday, October 3, 2019. Group A and…

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Bet9ja Royal Cup Group Stage To Kick Off In October

By Prosper Erere,   The group stage of the Bet9ja Royal Cup tournament in 2019 will commence action on Monday, October 14, 2019 at 3pm in all designated centers in Delta State. This is contained in a press statement made available to this medium by Jahrock Ujewe, Media and Communications Lead, at the end of the Organizing Committee meeting in Effurun, Delta State. According to the statement, “Agbor Township Stadium, Kwale Township Stadium, Oleh Township Stadium, and the Warri City Stadium will be used to stage group games. It notes…

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Bet9ja Royal Cup: Defending Champions, Future Stars Crash Out Of Tournament

By Omoghene Benedict, Defending champions, Future Stars FC Otu-Jeremi have crashed out of the 2019 Bet9ja Royal Cup. Stars were bundled out of Delta’s premier grassroots soccer tournament 4 – 2 on penalties by Jeremi United. This came after a heated 90 minutes encounter between both sides 24 hours earlier at the Otu-Jeremi Primary School Field in Jeremi. Due to the body of water retained in both goal areas of the Jeremi pitch, the tie was eventually concluded on penalties at the DSC Mobile Camp grass turf in Orhuwhorun on…

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Bet9ja Royal Cup Adjusts Fixtures

By Jahrock Ujewe As mentioned in previous communications, some Matchday One fixtures have been adjusted due to other games in other tournaments taking place at the same venues for such ties in the 2019 Bet9ja Royal Cup. According to a press statement issued on behalf of the Local Organising Committee, LOC, by the Media and Communications Lead of the Royal Cup tourney, Jahrock Ujewe, these changes in time and venue become necessary to give all participating teams equal opportunity to compete and be treated fairly. The statement says that the…

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2019 Bet9ja Royal Cup: Matchday One Fixtures Roll Out

By Omoghene Benedict, The pairings for Matchday one action for the 2019 edition of the Bet9ja Royal Cup have been released formally by the competition’s Local Organizing Committee. According to a press statement by the tournament’s Media and Communications Lead, Jahrock Ujewe, the grassroot football showpiece will feature matches across various centers in all local government areas of Delta State, except Sapele, Warri South West, Bomadi, Burutu, amongst others. Texas Sports will lock horns with Royal FC in the competition’s curtain raiser on September 14, 2019 at All Saints Anglican…

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Bet9ja Royal Cup Draws: Texas Academy FC To Lock Horns With Royal FC In Asaba On Sept 14

By Omoghene Benedict Following the draws of the 13th Edition of the Royal Cup challenge sponsored by a betting firm, Bet9a, Government Model School Football Pitch, Asaba in Delta state will host the opening football match of the tournament between Texas Academy Football Club and Royal Football Club both of Asaba on the 14th September, 2019. The draws which took place at Wellington Hotels, Effurun in Uvwie Local Government also witnessed the training of team Coaches on Capacity Building Workshop in the state. In the draws, Excellent Football Academy and…

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The Coming of A Traditional Grassroot Soccer Team

By Jahrock Ujewe, Since the club was founded in 2000, they have painstakingly worked their way up on the pecking order of grassroot football clubs in Delta State. They have had their golden generation of players, who have etched their names on the memories of lovers of grassroot football in the state between 2008 and 2015. In 2010, they were bronze medalists in the Gulder Five-a-Side National Football Championships. Thereafter, they claimed the 2013 Utuama Peace Cup and the 2014 Ewu Peace Cup in spectacular style respectively. Beyond every reasonable…

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Royal Cup:Be Upright In Developing Grassroots Football, Lawal Urges Coaches

By Jahrock Ujewe, Ahead of the draws for the 2019 Bet9ja Royal Cup in Delta State, coaches have been charged to pay serious attention to sound development of their players before putting them in for major grassroot football competitions. A UEFA B License Coach and players’ agent, Opeyemi Lawal, who gave this charge in a media parley, said working on the foundation of grassroot soccer players is the best legacy one can bequeath to them throughout their lifetime. In a statement from the Media Officer of the competition, Jahrock Ujewe,…

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All Set For 2019 Bet9ja Royal Cup Draws, Coaches’ Workshop

Omoghene Benedict, All is now set for the draws and the capacity building workshop for coaches and top officials of teams who have registered for the 2019 Bet9ja Royal Cup in Delta State. The occasion, which holds on September 4, 2019 at the exotic Wellington Hotels in Effurun by 10am, will be an eye-opening moment session for both coaches and officials of all registered clubs. According to a statement issued by the competition’s Media and Communications Lead, Jahrock Ujewe, Coach Henry Abiodun, the National Training Officer of Nigeria Football Coaches…

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Bet9ja Royal Cup: A Platform For Good Grassroot Teams To Excel

By Jahrock Ujewe, Chief Executive Officer of the 2019 Bet9ja Royal Cup, Johnbull Onome James has disclosed that participation on the championship by various team is a good platform for them to excel locally and internationally. Johnbull, the head coach of Excellent Academy FC made this known while briefing newsmen at Ughelli North, Delta state He said, “It has been noted that any grassroot club that do not participate in the 2019 edition of the Bet9ja Royal Cup competition is not helping the development of football in its locality. With…

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