By Frank Ulom OGBIA (CONVERSEER) – The Bayelsa State Netball Association, with financial support from the Bayelsa State Government, has trained 26 new netball coaches during a two-day basic seminar for secondary school Physical Education (P.E.) teachers in Ogbia Local Government Area. The training, organised in partnership with the Community Sports and Educational Development (CSED)…
EKPOMA (CONVERSEER) — Over half a century after their mother led the netball team of RMC School Uhiele, the trustees of the Francis and Fidelia Ibhawoh Foundation have honoured her legacy by hosting a transformative netball training programme for Physical Education (P.E.) teachers across Esanland. In collaboration with the Community Sports and Educational Development (CSED)…
OGOJA – The global celebration of World Table Tennis Day (WTTD) resonated deeply in the heart of Ogoja, Cross River State, as the town joined the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) family in a vibrant grassroots event that brought together communities, refugees, and dignitaries in a powerful show of unity and inclusion. The event, held…
Benin City, Nigeria – A two-day invitational cricket tournament was recently organised by the Dolphin Cricket Foundation in collaboration with the Community Sports and Educational Development (CSED) Initiative in Benin City, Edo State. The competition, held at the premises of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp in Uhogua, featured four secondary schools and was targeted…
UZARUE, Etsako West – In a major push to promote grassroots sports development, the Edo Sports Commission and the Badminton Federation of Nigeria (BFN) hosted a two-day training event for game masters/mistresses on 27–28 February 2025. The training, held at St Angela’s Girls Grammar School Uzarue, brought together 21 teachers and 84 students from 21…
Port Harcourt, Nigeria – In a bid to revolutionise sports education and promote the empowerment of the girl child, one of Nigeria’s leading sports-for-change NGOs, Community Sport and Educational Development (CSED) Initiative, conducted a two-day netball seminar for P.E. teachers in Port Harcourt. The training, held on February 26 and 27, 2025, at the Airforce…
UYO – In a heartwarming display of school pride and support for budding cricket talent, three members of Nigeria’s record-making U-19 female cricket team were recently celebrated by their secondary schools in Uyo and Benin City. At Community Secondary Commercial School (C.S.C.S.) Ibiaku Itam in Uyo, star cricketers Deborah Bassey and Inyene Umoh received a…
BENIN CITY – The children and youths of the IDPs Uhogua Camp in Benin City have emerged victorious in the maiden edition of the Mary Waya Award—a recognition celebrating not only their sporting prowess but also the transformative power of netball in overcoming adversity. Named in honour of Mary Waya, the current co-coach of the…
UK-based sports charity, Lord’s Taverners, has donated sports kits and equipment worth over ₦30 million to the Community Sport and Educational Development (CSED) Initiative in Nigeria. The donation, weighing 998 kilogrammes, marks the fifth batch of donations from Lord’s Taverners to the CSED Initiative since 2019. In total, the charity has supplied over 3,000 kilogrammes…
ESAN – The Francis Ibhawoh Foundation recently concluded a two-day badminton outreach training for secondary school game masters and mistresses in Uromi, Esan North East Local Government Area of Edo State. Held on January 22 and 23, 2025, at the indoor hall of Esan Model Grammar School, the programme was organised in collaboration with the…
