Gombe Inter Schools Athletics tourney ends, winners Celebrate
By Uzor Odigbo
The Gombe State Inter Secondary Schools Athletics Championship featuring participants from across the state’s 11 local
government areas has proven as a revaluation
ground of future talents.
With the championship coming to an end this
weekend, some schools are already celebrating their achievements, awards, and
standout performances.
The competition has not only highlights individual athletic prowess but also fosters school spirit and camaraderie among
students.
One of the standout performers was U-20
Boy’s 3000m champion, Lamech Danladi who
represented Diocesan High School Bulari. Danladi set a personal best record (PB)
enroute his victory.
Government Day Secondary
School (GDSS) Shehu Abubakar is the champion of the 2025 Gombe State Inter
Secondary School Principal’s Cup.
The school’s football team defeated Savannah School Gombe in a keenly final match played at the Gombe Stadium in Pantami on Friday
evening to emerge champions of the five days soccer fiesta.
Adamu Maigari scored the lone goal of the match seven minutes to hand his side the giant trophy of the competition and two hundred thousand naira (N200,000)
cash prize.
The GDSS’s victory over Savannah in the Gombe Principal’s Cup not only
highlights the school’s soccer prowess but also fosters school pride and community
spirit.
In the third match decided before the final match, Government Science Technical College (GSTC) defeated Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Academy 4-3 on penalty to win the bronze medal.
The 2025 Gombe State Inter Secondary Schools Principal’s Cup, the first of
it’s kind in the entire North east region was put together by the chief executive officer
(CEO) of the Green White Green (GWG), Ahmed Shuaibu-Gara Gombe.
