FCT School Sports Festival: More Finalists Emerge As Preliminary Round Climaxes

The curtains have been drawn on the preliminary phase of the 2024 FCT School Sports Festival at most of the eight centers after the last day of çompetition saw finalists emerging in Table Tennis, 4x100m and 4x400m relays for the grand finale.

The coordinator of the Kuje centre, Saraya Dackling, described the rejuvenated games as a huge success and commended the athletes for competing within the ambit of the rules and regulations.

“The organisation in the Kuje zone was superb. You can see from the events that athletics and football matches went well, and so were other ball games and Table Tennis. Thankfully, there were no casualties, and the competitors were disciplined,” Dackling said.

John Anyebe of GSS Pegi defeated his counterparts from GSS Kuje 2-1, 2-0 to pick the ticket to the finalé in table tennis; while Elizabeth Danjuma of GSS Kuje beat Prisca Okike of GSS Kuje 2-0 in the senior girls category.”I feel very happy because I told my parents I must win the game, and I have just done so”, said John Anyebe.

In other events, JSS Kuje outshined JSS Pasali and DME to win the Junior Girls 4x100m relay race, while JSS Pasali punched the ticket in the Junior Boys category ahead of JSS Kuje and DME.

The 4x400m mixed relay saw JSS Pasali take victory in the Juniors category; JSS Kuje finished in 2nd and DME placed 3rd. Likewise, GSS Kuje literally breezed past GSS Tukpechi and GSS Abuja at 30 to win the Seniors 4x400m relay.

The primary school pupils were not left out as Science Primary School, Kuje outshined First UBE Primary School, Kuje in the 4x100m relay race, as well as in the 4x400m Boys and Girls relays.

Games mistress of Science Primary School, Kuje, Mrs. Roseline Nwafor said hard work was responsible for her wards dominant performance, in all the categories.

“Sports is part of education. Some of them may not be good in the classroom but excellent in sporting activities. Also we have our training sessions in the morning before classroom activities as well as in the evening.”