Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has reportedly appointed Bola Mogaji as the chairman of the newly created Kwara State Sports Commission, reports informationng.com
Mogaji, who has decades of cognate experience as a professional athlete and stakeholder, is a household name in the country’s sports industry. Educated at the University of Ibadan, Mogaji has served in different capacities as a sports administrator at different levels.
He was on the Kwara State Sports Council as chief coach between 1977 and 1995; he was national champion (squash) between 1988 and 1989; National coach squash between 1995 and 2014 and he is currently the President of the Nigerian Squash Referee Association.
The Governor has also appointed Dr. Olarinoye Steve Abiodun, another renowned sports administrator from Ifelodun local government, as the Director General of the Kwara State Sports Commission.
A graduate of the Ahmadu Bello University and an alumnus of the International Sports Academy Germany, Abiodun has decades of cognate experience as an A-list sports administrator and athlete. These include his positions as executive Secretary of the Professional League, Nigeria Football Association (1993-1995); Head, International Competition Department (NFA) (1995-1996); Secretary General, Nigeria Weightlifting Federation between 2005 and 2009; chairman, Kwara State Weightlifting Association from 2018 to date; administrative secretary to the gold-winning Nigeria Olympic Football Team Atlanta (1996).
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