15/11/2021
MAIN ORGANISING COMMITTEE ROUNDS UP DANMAJEN GOMBE FOOTBALL COMPETITION LOCAL GOVERNMENTS DRAWS WITH BALANGA AND YAMALTU-DEBA
The Main Organising Committee has successfully conducted draws for the first edition of the Danmajen Gombe Football Competition for Balanga and Yamaltu-Deba Local government areas at their respective headquarters - Talasse and Deba.
For Balanga local government, twenty clubs from 10 wards would battle for 2 slots while Yamaltu-Deba with 11 wards will see 22 clubs going head to head for 2 slots.
While speaking at the headquarters of the two local governments the competition's head of Technical and Organisation Suleiman Adamu Cheldu was the brain work of the chairman of Gombe State Sports Commission Malam Hamza Adamu Soye as a way of congratulating the Governor of Gombe state his excellency Governor Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya for the traditional title of the first Danmajen Gombe conferred on him by the emir of Gombe and to appreciate him for his support to sporting activity in the state.
He called on the chairmen of the two councils to give maximum support to the competition and the participating clubs and officials to abide by the rules governing it.
Earlier, the Gombe state Grassroots Football chairman, malam Hashimu Ibrahim informed the council chairmen that Gombe Sports Commission would reward the chairman who at the end of competition emerged as the most supportive chairman especially in the area of security at venues of the matches.
The Secretary and Head of Technical of the competition, Murtala Sambo and Umar Kenya dolled out the rules and regulations and the criteria for registration.
They warned that the organizers of the competition would not hesitate to ban any club, official and/or player found for un sportsmanship behaviour from the competition.
Responding, the representatives of the chairmen of Balanga and Yamaltu-Deba Local Governments assured of their relentless support for a hitch free and successful competition.
The draws was conducted under the supervision of the General coordinator of the competition, Alhaji Kwairanga Kabiru, Commission's Director Technical Mrs Zainab Adamu, board member Aliyu Summonu and Bala Ajuji.