9 DAYS TO GO - The Abiye-Tams Doctors Cup

Whether it’s jugging around your premises or an organized game like football, playing sports can make you healthier and happier because of the physical activity involved. Playing sports contributes to muscle development, coordination, cardiovascular health and numerous other benefits associated with disease prevention; physical activity can help ward of chronic diseases including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, hypertension, obesity, depression and osteoporosis.

Playing sports can help people achieve fitness goals related to weight loss, muscle development and fat reduction because of the physical activity involved. Children who play sports are less likely to experience childhood obesity. Physical activity is associated with hormone regulation and strengthening of the immune system.

Sports have always been seen as one of the bedrock for socio-cultural development. However, this is secondary to the health benefits associated with. Often times, we get so busy that making out individual time to exercise becomes far-fetched. Doctors as you know have one of the busiest professional schedules, and committing to maintaining and refreshing healthy functioning, is often difficult.

The Abiye-Tams Doctors cup is a welcome opportunity for you to engage in all these beneficial activities. Doctors all over Rivers state will convene at the University of Port-Harcourt Teaching Hospital playground for a 5-aside mini football tournament. This is an opportunity for all retirees to square up with fellow friends and colleagues in 50 minutes of rewarding football.

The stage is set, participants from Braithwaite Memorial specialist Hospital are set, and the organizers are set for this historic event.

For more information on registration and participation, contact

07038938580 or 08087435224