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The 2025 Gombe Inter-Secondary Schools Athletics Championship and Grassroots Football Competition will commence tomorrow, Tuesday, at the Pantami Stadium.
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The participating athletes, officials and other stakeholders, including journalists, have arrived in Gombe, the state capital city, ahead of the sports fiesta.
According to the event programmes released by the organisers, Governor Inuwa Yahaya is topping the list of dignitaries invited for the opening ceremony organized by the Gombe State Athletics Association under the leadership of Ahmed Gara in collaboration with GWG Sports Center Limited.
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The emir of Gombe Alhaji Abubakar Shehu Abubakar III who doubles as the chairman of Gombe State Council Of Emirs will serve as the royal Father of the Day at the competition featuring athletes from 73 schools across 11 LGAs.
Other distinguish guests are Professor, Abubakar Ibrahim Njodi, the secretary to the state government, Commissioner for Education in Gombe State, Professor, Aishatu Umar Maigari and his Youth and Sports counterpart, Alhaji Adamu Inuwa Pantami.
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The chairman of the Gombe State Athletics Association, Ahmed Gara Gombe, who is also the director general of the competition, explained that the State Ministry of Education and the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) are fully behind this initiative.
Gombe SUBEB chairman Alhaji Babaji Babadidi, will also be in attendance as well as the Gombe ALGON Chairman Barrister Sani Haruna Gombe