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Governor Ibrahim Shekarau of Kano State has been commended for keeping his promises by sponsoring the Shekarau Babes FC to Norway for the Norway Cup competition as well as a sporting tour to Dubai which have greatly impacted on the team and have boost the morale of the players.

Team Manager of the club Magaji Ibrahin Dambatta made the commendation at the weekend in Kaduna while speaking to New Nigerian Sports.

"We cannot help it but express our appreciation to Governor Shekarau for making promises ans fulfilling same by sponsoring the young Shekarau Babes to the Norway Cup and the Dubai Tour.," he said.

Speaking on the importance of participating in the Norway Cup, he said that it was an opportunity to expose the players as no fewer than 48 countries participated in the competition.

"Also we had 68 teams that participated and based on the performance of the Shekarau Babes, two of our players Shareef Yusuf and Abubakar Saleh Hassan have been given offers in Norway and would be going there as soon as they attain 18 years.

"While there, the team also received a donation of four sets of jerseys and same number of training jerseys from the Homlia team in Norway, which are all as a result of his excellency's foresight in sponsoring the team," he said.

Highlighting the benefits of the Dubai Tour, he said the team also gained a lot of exposure and two of their players Aminu Abubakar and Mustapha Usman have been given full scholarship by Al Ahly Sports Academy Dubai, which he described as a very positive development.

Speaking further, the Team Manager who is also the Secretary of Kano State Youths Sports Federation of Nigeria (YSFON) said that others that have also given the team unflinching support are the Director of Sports Kano State Ibrahim Abba who is also the founder of the Shekarau Babes and the Secretary to the state Government Alh. Abdul kareem Hassan.

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