By PAMELA EBOH, Awka

But for the timely intervention of officials of the Anambra State Sports Ministry, the ongoing sports festival in the state would have been marred with age falsification.

The Issue which came up for the first time in the history of sports festivals was during a football event at the Chuba Ikpeazu Stadium, Onitsha centre Of Anambra Schools Sports Zonal Elimination soccer events.

Most of the schools in attendance, in their bid to win, opted for overaged students, except for Christ the Kings College (CKC), Onitsha.

The Ministrys intervention, however, helped to correct the anomaly and subsequently the players thrilled the spectators to a magnificent drill that is the hallmark of Anambra Schools sports which hitherto led to the unveiling of new budding talents.

The match ended with CKC winning the U-14 male Football match against St Mary De Walker Missionary School, Ogbaru on 2-0 score.

They will move on to meet Washington Memorial Secondary School, Onitsha to determine which school will represent the zone in the state finals.

Meanwhile, Prince Memorial High School, Onitsha U-18 boys have defeated Community Secondary School, Iyiowa 5-1.

The match whichh ended 1-1 in full time snowballed into a penalty shoot that ultimately ended 5-1 Im favour of Prince Memorial High Sçhool.

For U-12 boys, Central School, Odoakpu-Fegge, Onitsha defeated Ogboli Primary School, Onitsha 2-1. The school will play Community Primary School, Okpoko to determine the zones representative in the state finals.

In the female U-28 girls category, SS Peter and Paul Model Secondary School, Ogbaru defeated Esteem Academy, Onitsha 2-0 in the zonal finals leading to their qualification to participate in the state finals.