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Bayo Alli has emerged winner at the 10th edition of the Daniel Ogbechi Akujobi Memorial Foundation (DOAMF) annual charity golf tournament at the Ikoyi Club 1938 in Lagos.
The DOAMF foundation is a charitable organisation, established in 2007 in memory of Daniel who died from injuries sustained in an accident along Lagos-Ibadan expressway in 2005.
Alli said winning the category was an honour in memory of Daniel: `“ Winning feels good but doing it for a noble course is even more fulfilling, I commended the consistency of the organisers. The annual report every year shows that this is a worthy course.”
The foundation is dedicated to the enhancement of education and healthcare of less privileged, scholarships are given at various level of educational pursuit; the charity organisation built the Accident and Trauma centre in 2011.
The 178 armature golf players played in the 10the edition Daniel Akujobi, the founder of the foundation and father to Daniel junior said that the foundation had come a long way and it won’t relent in its bid to assist the less privileged in the society.
Meanwhile, Fatoumata Valet won in the Ladies Net category while S.O Oputa won in the veterans’ category.
Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) President Amaju Pinnick commended the effort of the foundation for its dedication towards ensuring that they preserve the memory of a loved one by giving back to the society.
“I have had near death experience and I know for a fact that, doing this yearly is a courageous thing; I’m sure Daniel is smiling down from heaven for keeping his memory alive ad for taking care of the less privileged,’’ he said.
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