Over 2000-man crowd showed up at the CBC FIeld in Ndu on Sunday April 9, 2023 to be witnesses of the finals of the first edition of Ta Shey Frank Football Tournament for Peace in Ndu sub Division. The 2 in 1 football finals brought together fans, supporters of two football categories the (U13) and the senior category. There was fanfare, euphoria and drumbeats as from 2pm, as the sounds of the drums and songs by the various fan clubs echoed into the lowlands of Ntumbaw, Mbacourt, Njiptooh, and Seh O Ndooh. The euphoria was total as people could be seen rushing from all other villages not to miss an second of the actions. The grand match of the day was between Mbarse FC versus Bafana Bafana FC. The football final was described by local authorities as the highest crowd pulling event ever witnessed in the municipality.
Before giving the official kickoff of the finals the Divisional Officer for Ndu Sub Division, Adamu Shuaibu Ibrahim* expressed gratitude to Ntumfon Franklin Ndzi Nformi alias Ta Shey Frank for the wonderful initiative to build peace. He used the opportunity to call on the elite of Ndu sub Division to emulate the example of Shey Frank. To the population the Divisional Officer said they should rejoice that in fairplay and peace and continued that where two or more are gathered in Ndu sub Division to talk development and or peace he would never space his efforts to present.
On his part the sponsor and initiator of Ta Shey Frank Football Tournament for Peace, Ntumfon Franklin Ndzi Nformi congratulated all the 16 teams that participated in the tournament for their sign of maturity and discipline. He also showered praises on the organizing committee for the astute job through out the tournament and the huge mobilization. To the population of Ndu sub Division he said football tournament for peace as the name implies is intended to build a community of love, tolerance and peace and not violence. He called on all and sundry to love their neighbors and added that football for peace tournament is apolitical, it focuses on building a community that cherish peace and fair play. He told the population of Ndu that a similar tournament is going on in Mbuwarr zone with 6 villages participating, and another is also taking place in Bih zone.
On the other hand the Sub Delegate for Sports for Ndu, said he was very impressed the mammoth crowd. He congratulated the finalists and said they should be exemplary in the field of play and show love that will spillover into the villages.
At the end of the day, Mbarse FC crushed Bafana Bafana FC by 4-3 in.penalties after a 1-1 draw in regular time. Mbarse FC is therefore the winner of the first edition of Ta Shey Frank Football tournament for Peace in Ndu sub Division.
In reaction to the massive turnout, Donga Mantung SDO, Dr. Nkwenti said " that is excellent Tah Ntumfor . You make us proud most of the time with your sensitive touches on the populations. By taking the tournament to Ndu, you were in a sense sending out a very loud message not only to the populations of this entry and exit command unit which has been held captive by aggressive neighbours,but you are also giving a hot message to Donga Mantung as a whole".
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