{"id":46723,"date":"2026-08-08T12:31:51","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T10:31:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/?p=46723"},"modified":"2026-08-10T12:39:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T10:39:22","slug":"governor-lobong-hails-monyiemiji-finals-return-to-torit-calls-sports-a-force-for-unity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/08\/governor-lobong-hails-monyiemiji-finals-return-to-torit-calls-sports-a-force-for-unity\/","title":{"rendered":"Governor Lobong hails Monyiemiji finals return to Torit, calls sports a force for unity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>By Ijoo Bosco<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Governor Louis Lobong Lojore has welcomed the Monyiemiji football teams to Torit ahead of the tournament&#8217;s final match.<\/p>\n<p>He described the decision to host the championship in the state capital as a significant step toward promoting unity and peace.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking during the teams&#8217; arrival, Governor Lobong commended the Monyiemiji Tournament Management for agreeing to stage the final in Torit, saying the move has been warmly welcomed by communities across the Eastern Equatoria state.<\/p>\n<p>He said bringing the annual tournament home reflects the spirit of love, unity, and togetherness that sports can foster and urged all communities to emulate the example set by the Monyiemiji initiative in strengthening peaceful coexistence.<\/p>\n<p>The governor directed the Torit mayor to provide adequate security for all participating teams, who are being accommodated at Torit Technical School, to ensure a safe and successful event.<\/p>\n<p>Governor Lobong also encouraged the players and officials to feel at home and use the tournament as an opportunity to promote peace, social cohesion, and friendship through sports.<\/p>\n<p>The final will see Imurok Football Club face Loronyo Football Club in the annual Monyiemiji tournament, which has traditionally been held in Juba but is this year being hosted in Torit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Ijoo Bosco Governor Louis Lobong Lojore has welcomed the Monyiemiji football teams to Torit ahead of the tournament&#8217;s final match. He described the decision to host the championship in the state capital as a significant step toward promoting unity and peace. Speaking during the teams&#8217; arrival, Governor Lobong commended<a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/08\/governor-lobong-hails-monyiemiji-finals-return-to-torit-calls-sports-a-force-for-unity\/\">[Read More&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":46724,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[113,80,79,92],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46723","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-easter-equatoria-state","category-national","category-news","category-sports"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Governor-Lobong-hails-Monyiemiji-finals-return-to-Torit-calls-sports-a-force-for-unity.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46723","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46723"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46723\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46726,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46723\/revisions\/46726"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46724"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46723"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46723"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46723"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}