National Principals’ Cup: Bayelsa signs partnership to groom young talents –Dep. Gov

The Bayelsa state government has signed an agreement with Hideas Plus Limited, a sports consultancy firm, and organizers of the National Principal’s Cup competition among secondary schools in the country, to identify and groom young sports talents for the state. Speaking at the signing ceremony at Government House, Yenagoa, on Friday, the Deputy Governor, Lawrence […]

The Bayelsa state government has signed an agreement with Hideas Plus Limited, a sports consultancy firm, and organizers of the National Principal’s Cup competition among secondary schools in the country, to identify and groom young sports talents for the state.

Speaking at the signing ceremony at Government House, Yenagoa, on Friday, the Deputy Governor, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, expressed delight over the agreement as he noted that the development was coming amidst plans by the government to raise another professional football team for the state.

He added that the State government’s plan to establish another football team was to brighten the sports fortunes of the state.

A statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media, Mr Doubara Atasi, quoted Ewhrudjakpo as expressing the belief that the partnership would be mutually beneficial to the firm and the state.

Noting that sports had contributed greatly to the overall development and unity of the country, the deputy governor said the deal provided an opportunity for the state to make steady progress in sports development, and that Bayelsa was also ready to host the Principal’s Cup competition.

Also speaking, the Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development, Hon Daniel Igali, said the partnership was to ensure that talents discovered in the Principal’s Cup competition would be groomed to form the nucleus of the nation’s future teams.