Mogadishu, Mambilla Reach Football Semi-Finals at CDS Abuja Military Championship
The 2026 Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Abuja Military Barracks Youth Sports Championship moved into its decisive stages on Wednesday at the Aguiyi Ironsi Sports Complex in Abuja, with the football semi-finalists confirmed and the basketball finalists emerging after a series of tightly contested matches, according to AllAfrica, citing Leadership newspaper.
In football, Mogadishu and Mambilla booked their places in the last four, completing the line-up of semi-finalists as competition intensified across the tournament. The four teams will now contest the remaining fixtures for a place in the final at the military sports complex in the Federal Capital Territory.
Basketball Finalists Confirmed
Alongside the football action, the basketball finalists emerged from a series of thrilling contests at the same venue, setting up a championship match that will close out one of the featured events of the youth tournament.
The CDS Military Barracks Youth Sports Championship is a recurring initiative organised under the auspices of Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, bringing together young athletes from military barracks across the country. The tournament forms part of broader efforts by the Armed Forces to channel youth energy into sport, build camaraderie among barrack communities, and identify emerging talent from military families and their neighbours. The Aguiyi Ironsi Sports Complex, named after the late General J.T.U. Aguiyi Ironsi, Nigeria’s former Head of State, regularly hosts military sporting events in the capital.
With the football semi-finals and basketball finals now decided, attention at the Abuja complex turns to the closing matches as the 2026 edition of the championship heads towards its conclusion.
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