Kirfi LGA wins 2024 Bauchi State Sports Festival

Kirfi Local Government Area on Saturday, emerged winners of the 2nd Bauchi State Sports Festival.

Kirfi LGA won 25 gold, 19 silver and 12 bronze medals to beat other Local Government Areas to the number one spot after 10 days of action at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Stadium.

Al Kaleri LGA finished a distant second place with 9 gold, 5 silver and 2 bronze, Bauchi placed third with 6 gold, 8 silver and 10 bronze while Bogoro LGA with 2 gold, 4 silver and 1 bronze finished in fourth position.

In fifth position is Ganjuwa Local Government Area with 2 gold, 3 silver and 3 bronze, Zaki LGA in sixth position with 2 gold and 2 silver, Shira LGA won 2 gold and 6 bronze to place seventh place while Itas-Gadau in eighth place with 1 gold and 2 silver.

In ninth place is Ningi with 1 gold, Dass LGA won 1 gold and 1 silver to finish 10th place and Tafawa Balewa won 2 silver and 2 bronze, finishing 11th position.

Giade and Toro Local Government Areas both won 1 silver and 2 bronze to finish 12th position, Damba LGA and Misau LGA won 1 silver and 1 bronze to place 14th position, Jam’are with 2 bronze finished 16th place while Katagum won 1 bronze to settle for 17th place.

Darazo, Gamawa and Warji won zero medals at the just concluded Bauchi State Sports Festival.

Bauchi State Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development, Salisu Gamawa applauded Governor Bala Mohammed for ensuring the State Sports Festival is revived after 41 years.

Gamawa said the Ministry will serve as a masterplan to take the state to the next level in sports.

He said, “I want to thank His Excellency, Governor Bala Mohammed for making the festival possible as well as providing the funds for the successful hosting.

“I congratulate the winners of the festival for your performances. There is a saying that luck is when preparation meets opportunity meaning you are privileged to represent your Local Government.

“I want to thank all the 20 Local Government Areas for honouring our invitation. We believe that you have made a huge sacrifice by participating in this festival. Special thanks goes to Ex Super Eagles player, Patrick Pascal (MON) for ensuring we had an entertaining men’s football final at the stadium.

“We have to do it right and make a huge difference in our time, I believe this will be the beginning of greater things in the sporting sector of Bauchi State”, he stated.