Over 1,000 athletes will jostle for glory in the first Bayelsa State Sports Festival tagged Prosperity Games from March 25 to April 1, this year.
Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development, Dr Daniel Igali gave the hint at a media briefing in Yenagoa the Bayelsa State capital.
Dr Igali said that hosting the fiesta became necessary due to the exploits and the global attetion that Bayelsa had received in the last three years.
He explained that 1,144 athletes comprising 592 females, 552 males would participate in the one week competition showcasing 14 sporting disciplines in
various local government areas of the state.
The commissioner noted that athletes would arrive on the March 25 with the opening ceremony coming up the next day while the showpiece would officially kick off two days later.
Haaland eases Manchestet into q-final
Erling Haaland equalled a Champions League record with a five-goal haul to ease Manchester City into the quarter-finals at RB Leipzig’s expense as a 7-0 win secured an 8-1 aggregate victory .
Haaland also set a club record for goals in a season of 39 in the process as Pep Guardiola’s side reached the last eight for the sixth consecutive season.
City is yet to go all the way in the Champions League, but it has never had a striker of Haaland’s quality to make the difference in the latter stages before.
At 22 ,he now has 33 goals in 25 appearances in Europe’s premier club competition.
Champions League matches are continuing.
