As usual, we are out this edition to wet your appetite with a sports living legend of our times, as our grassroots sports personality of the week. A proud son of Rivers State, an embodiment of humility with unassuming character down to earth, a role model to today’s upcoming sports younger generation. A great footballer, handballer and volleyball star who within the space of time in his existence has made Rivers State proud, his local government, his immediate family and the society as a whole.
He is the pride of today’s younger generation upcoming sports stars, in all ramifications, both as a sports personality and social public life.
For his pedigree in sports, a gold medalist, most valuable player in handball, volleyball, football cum highest goal scorer in many competitions. He deserved to make The Newswriter grassroots sports personality of the week.
Please lovely sports folks, graciously join me to welcome a legal practitioner, an educationist and a grassroot sports development activists born 43 years ago, Barr. Aribitonye Okiri, aka Araba as our sports personality of the week.
Name: Barr. Aribitonye Okiri
Age: 43
Home Town: Ibaka Town
LGA: Walga
State: Rivers
Sports: Volleyball/Handball/Soccer
Model: Chief A.R.T Okiri (JP)
Aspiration: To become a devoted Moslem
Turn On: Discipline
Turn Off: Indiscipline
Current Club: Premier Allstar football club of Port Harcourt
Current Base: Port Harcourt
Occupation: Legal Practitioner (lawyer)
Trophies won: W.W. White football cup 85, most valuable player, highest goal scorer. 1986 most valuable player volleyball, secondary schools competitions, Manuwa Adebayo cup Markudi, 1983 (captain). Captain Bauchi 1987, 1987 to 1990, three times Goldalist Government cup for Phalga, captain 1st ever 5-aside football competition R/S 1992 (captain) first winning youth team coach U-13 YSFON 3 times, also YSFON national silver medalist, Nuga 1991/92 most valuable player/highest goal scorer for Uniport 1989 Eastern cup competition gold medalist.
Achievements: Team coach to various youth sides, captain R/S volleyball, handball and soccer team most valuable player and highest goal scorer in all his competitions gained invitation to national team, sharks, Enyimba, Kwara United.
GSM: 08033106187/07059062009
Sport loving folks all hail the legend of our generation. Araba as he is fondly called won the most recognized sports excellent award from Prof. Kelsey Harrison, VC Uniport for his consistency.
Highest goal scorer and most valuable player award in Uniport. Araba is currently the chairman of two prestigious senior club sides in Port Harcourt, Ambassador and Premier Allstars. He is also the man that has single-handed helped the Rivers State House of Assembly Football Team under the speakership of Rt. Hon. Amaechi and in the two Nigerian Bar Association games. He maintained his goal scoring form to maintain the most valuable player award, making Rivers state famous in that regard.
A good football manager, coach, educationist, had authored several articles on youths and sports in a bid to add to societal change for the better.
Please give it all for Barr. Aribitonye Okiri, aka Araba. All hail great Araba as our most cherished sports personality of this week.
