Anambra School Sports Competition Set to Kick off March 19, Feature 11 Events

By Ikemefuna Asika

The 2025 Anambra State Solution School Sports Initiative(ANSSI) competition is expected to kick off on March 19, 2025 at community levels and will feature 11 sporting events.

The Chairman of Anambra State Sports Development Commission, Patrick Estate Onyedum made the disclosure on Thursday while inauguration a 19-member Main Organizing Committee for the competition.

The events to be competed for include Athletics, Ayo, Basket ball, chess, cricket and football. Other sports include scrabble, swimming, Table Tennis, Taekwando and Volleyball.

Onyedum advised the committee to work towards the successful execution of the competition.

‘ Today, Thursday 6th of February, 2025, the Main Organizing Committee of Anambra Solution Sports Initiative is hereby inaugurated. So go on and do your work ‘.

He thanked all the committee members, various schools ( private, public and missionary) and every person that contributed to the success of the last competition.

According to the program as released, the competition at Local Government level will come up from 7th to 9th May, 2025. The zonal finals and State finals will hold from 11th to 13th June and 17th to 20th June 2025 respectively.

According to the MOC, the registration starts immediately and will end on 14th March, 2025. Also, a press conference will hold on the 13th March, 2025.

In his remark, the Chairman of Aguata Council Area, Dr. Chibueze Ofobuike applauded the Anambra State Sports Development Commission for the school sports programme. He offered to talk to the other local government chairman on the need to assist in making sports competition very successful.

He emphasized that considering the fact that most of the public schools do not have the capacity financially to take part in the competition, he will assist in rallying support for the competition.

He didclosed that he has plans for similar competition for schools within the Aguata Council Area,noting that he will find a way of collaborating with ANSSI.

On his part, the Chairman, Anaocha Council Area, Romanus Ibekwe offered various tips on the ways to solicit support from stakeholders to make the competition a huge success.

The Committee has the Chairman of Anambra State Sports Development Commission, Patrick Estate Oyedum as Chairman, Emeka Obidimma (Director of Sports) member, Olu Sule ( Technical Consultant), Jude Nwafor(Head Coach), Dr. Anthonia Uwa, Faith Okwenna (Financial Consultant) and Hon. John Oforah (SA on Sports).

Others include Rev. Fr. Calistus Nworgu (rep. Mission Schools), Onwuka Dibian (Rep. Public schools Principals), Ikeadi Udeaja (Rep. Education Ministry), Ralph Okafor( Rep. Private Schools) and Mrs Anthonia Okoye (Rep. ASUBEB).

The Committee also has Arekameh Nuwanu ( Rep. FG Colleges), Ikemefuna Asika (Media), Mrs. Chidimma Nwankwo ( Rep.PPSC), Hon. Ken. Okoli (ASATU Youth Leader) and Osita Obijiofor (Secretary).