NBGS calls for more sport activities?
June 3, 2010 (TURALEI) — Northern Bahr el Ghazal authorities have on Thursday called for more sport activities in the area, saying that the involvement of youth in sports activities in the area will help keep them occupied and away from tribal conflicts.
Robert Majok Kuol, a local youth activist and a football fan told Sudan Tribune from Aweil town that the state has already formed a strong and shining team selected from different teams and is prepared to play with any other national team at their request.
“We have formed a strong team called Aweil star. It is a selection of different team members with strong sporting skills. They have played successful internal matches are still being coached so that these young people can grow up properly,” he said.
According to Kuol, the newly formed team called Aweil star played with another local team called Zarah, beating them 3 to 0 on Tuesday. It was a wonderful event attended by almost all top senior state officials and we are planning to play with another local team called Mariek this coming Friday, he said adding that he is hoping to beat this team.
Majok also thanked the state administration for helping the new team with sports materials. He stated that General Paul Malong Awan Anei, Governor of Northern Bahr el Ghazal state showed interest in sport and other youth related activities in the area.
He added that ” it was his personal assistance and involvement that helped our team performed satisfactorily to beat western Bahr el Ghazal team at the fifth CPA anniversary held in Yambio town, capital of western Equatoria state, on 19 January this year.”
Aweil star is the only team in the state to have received such a gift because of their performance.
Speaking as a government official, he said that he hopes the government will do its best to develop youth who have shown interest in sporting activities as their careers.
They will be open fully-equipped training camps , he said.
He added that the government will continue to be very close to the sport committees in state capital as well as in the counties by assisting them do their best they can in the future.
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Deng Gorwell
NBGS calls for more sport activities?
Robert Majok and losser Governor Paul Malong,
I know you want youth to be busy with sports activities so that you can steal state funds without fear .That is a kind of Stupid nature of politicians with greedy of power and greedy of money as well.Do it but you are going to be watched by none sports youth within Aweil state.If you and Paul Malong were not stupid enough,you should know that Health ,Education and Economy should come first.Who can play with empty belly while you are watcing them with big stomach full with food their money.Sick young men cannot play while your families are enjoying healthy lives in foreinger Countries.You want young men to play Soocer to waste time while your kids are getting better edcation so that they can come later to govern them.This a stupid game that you want to confuse none but yourselves idiots
Wishing you the best
Deng