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November 3, 2023

November 3, 2023 IFMSPORTS

Sports ministry to focus on grassroots development, says Enoh

The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Senator John Owan Enoh, has said the ministry will focused on the development of sports at the grassroots level.

Enoh made this announcement in Lagos at the Pitstop monthly critique in October. He also discussed his intentions to hasten the nation’s progress in the sports sector.

“Our focus is on grassroots sports development,” declared the minister. We are concentrated on attempting to see how much we can do to help our talented young men and women, who are primarily from the grassroots, understand that they have a future if they work hard and are determined.

“The focus is trying to see how we can get a quick fix of sporting facilities in the grassroots, so that the talented ones can showcase what they do, and we can lead them on and transition them to compete for themselves and for our country. And overall, to see how we can create and achieve a sports revolution in our country.”

Enoh praised the PitStop Lagos Community for encouraging cycling and pledged his support for the activity, expressing the hope that similar programs would be implemented throughout the nation.

PitStop Lagos General Manager Mr. Opeyemi Adegboro stated that the goal of the criterium is to produce professional cyclists and enhance grassroots cycling while training riders for competition.

Adegboro: “We are developing grassroots cycling. We are giving the cyclists opportunity for consistent earning, of which at this event, there’s something to win for the first 15 participants in this race. The prize for the winner is N250,000; the prize for the second position is N150,000, with the third winning N100,00, while the fourth and fifth positions cart home N50,000 and N40,000 respectively. And for the team that won, they will be getting $1000.”

Children, women, professional cyclists, and leisure riders participated in the Access Bank, Craneburg, and Ilubirin-sponsored criterium, which was a 15-loop, about 36-kilometer race held at the Dolphin estate loop.

Isaac Gana, the winner and coach at the PitStop cycling program, expressed gratitude for his triumph.

According to him, the cyclists hope to repeat their success in other competitive events.

October 31, 2023

October 31, 2023 IFMSPORTS

Australia Leaves 2034 World Cup Bid For Saudi

Australia has decided not to pursue a bid for the 2034 FIFA World Cup, solidifying Saudi Arabia's position as the frontrunner to host the prestigious event.

Football Australia withdrew its bid on the October 31 deadline following the Asian Football Confederation's endorsement of Saudi Arabia.

Football Australia explained their decision in a statement, saying, "We have thoroughly considered the opportunity to host the FIFA World Cup and, after weighing all relevant factors, we have chosen not to pursue the 2034 competition."

FIFA, the global governing body of football, had opened the bidding process for the rotating World Cup hosting rights in Asia and Oceania. This move came after announcing that Morocco, Spain, and Portugal would be joint hosts for the 2030 edition. It's worth noting that Australia and New Zealand successfully co-hosted the Women's World Cup this year, receiving positive reviews for their efforts.

Saudi Arabia's aspiration to host the 2034 Men's World Cup represents the latest milestone in its campaign to establish the kingdom as a prominent force in global sports.

August 18, 2023

August 18, 2023 IFMSPORTS

Infantino Backs FIFA’s Decision To Expand The Women’s World Cup

FIFA President Gianni Infantino responded to critics of the decision to expand the Women’s World Cup to 32 teams on Friday, stating, “I’m sorry, but FIFA was right.”

England and Spain will face off in the final on Sunday in Sydney, capping off a month-long competition that will feature 32 teams for the first time, up from 24 in 2019.

There were concerns that the increased number of participants might result in some inferior teams and, as a result, lopsided scorelines.

However, some of the higher-ranked teams were eliminated early in the World Cup, as Jamaica, Morocco, and South Africa all advanced to the knockout stage for the first time.

Infantino declared 2017 Women’s World Cup the “biggest and best ever” during a FIFA conference on women’s football in Sydney.

“They were saying: it’s not going to work, the levels are too different, you’ll have 15-0 scores, it will be bad for women’s football and its image,” he said of FIFA’s decision to extend the competition to 32 teams.

“But I’m sorry, FIFA was correct, FIFA was correct. “Many countries around the world believed they now had a chance to participate.

“Everyone now believes there is a chance for them to shine on the global stage.”

Infantino stated that football’s governing body had committed $1 billion in women’s football and claimed that “full equality” with men’s football had been achieved.

“This World Cup generated over $570 million in revenue, and so we broke even,” he explained.

“We didn’t lose any money, and we generated the second-highest income of any sport on a global scale — aside from, of course, the men’s World Cup.”

“This shows our strategy wasn’t too bad,” he added, “but of course, we still have a long way to go. “However, we are on the correct track.”

December 21, 2022

December 21, 2022 IFMSPORTS

Lionel Messi’s Instagram Post Becomes The Most ‘Liked’ Post On Social Media

Argentina won the FIFA World Cup in Qatar this year, headed by Lionel Messi, widely recognized as the Greatest of All Time. Now, his Instagram post commemorating the team’s historic victory has set new marks.

Messi’s Instagram picture, which contains a gallery of the player holding the trophy and with his teammates, is currently the most liked post on the platform. At the time of writing, the post has over 67.7 million likes, breaking the record previously held by the iconic egg.

After being uploaded in 2019, a mystery picture of a basic egg received 57 million likes. The picture gripped the internet, maybe because so little was known about the post and its account user. In reaction to Messi’s victory, the account (aptly named @world record egg) posted a Story congratulating him.

“Four years ago we set out on a mission, nine days later we made internet history. Together 🤍,” reads the egg’s Story text “Today @leomessi has taken the crown (for now 👀).”

With this, Messi’s 57 million likes seem to have eclipsed the most-liked post on every major social media network. On Twitter, the record is 7 million for a message reporting the terrible death of Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman. Luis Fonsi’s music video for “Despacito” has 50 million views on YouTube. The post also outperformed Bella Poarch’s incredibly popular TikTok from 2020, which has over 60 million likes.

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