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A sports enthusiast, Barr. Matthew Okonkwo has urged private school owners to join hands with the government in the development of sports and sporting activities in schools in Abia State.
This, he opined, will help to identify students with sporting talents and nurture them to become future stars on time.
The legal practitioner, who also operates a football academy gave the advice during the maiden edition of Icon Builders International School’s inter-house sports competition held at the Umuahia Township Stadium.
He, however, regretted that inter-house sports competition has long been forgotten in schools, even with so many private schools available.
He also commended the proprietress of the school for taking the lead in the charge to revive sporting competition in primary and secondary school levels.
He said, “I want to challenge other schools to emulate Icon Builders by reviving inter-house sports competition.”
He added that it will help to identify children with sporting talents.
He enthused, “I’m glad with what the pupils displayed today and I have identified some of them with good footballing talents that I will absorb into my academy to develop their talents.
Also speaking, the proprietress of Icon Builders International Schools, Tpl Vivian Uju Uwaga, noted that the school will make the inter-house sports competition an annual event.
Mrs Uwaga disclosed that her school is collaborating with Abia State Sports Council to develop the talent of pupils in sports, adding that some of the children have started training with the sports council in handball, basketball and other games.
She said, “As a sports enthusiast, I believe that children can find their footing in sports. I believe that with sports they can become better, with sports they can make their parents proud.”
She said that Icon Builders International Schools has been participating in the Abia State Governor’s Cup, expressing optimism that they would make the list of those who would represent the state in any youth games in a few years’ time.
The proprietress described the school as a place that helps to nurture, mould and build the children, as well as assist those who are struggling academically to come up to a certain level.
She added, “Icon Builders International Schools is a school that we started in September 2022. We’re located at Umuokeyi Afaraukwu off Locust Housing Estate. We have Nursery, Primary and Secondary sections.
“It’s a school where we believe that no child is a waste, no child is bad, and you can make a star out of any child.
“We also believe in talents because we know that can take people to places. We decided to do this inter-house sports competition in 2025, our first one as a school. We’re just starting and we believe that we can discover talents here today in athletics, and other sporting activities. So we’re grooming them to come up believing that education can also be done outside of the classroom.”
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