The 1st Afolabi Ayantayo Football Championship will kick off Tuesday 18th July 2017 at the Oba Sanni Arewa Playground, Ile Pako, Agege with four teams gunning for glory.
The championship, which is been organised and sponsored by Hon Dipo Liadi and a few of his friends, is aimed at fostering peace and promote friendship among youths in Agege.
Liadi stated that the Orile-Agege APC Chairmanship candidate Hon. Afolabi Ayantayo has expressed his delight at the concept of the championship with pledge to make subsequent edition bigger with participation of more teams.
“This championship is our own little way of supporting Hon Ayantayo, who has promised to put sports as a top priority in his administration as a way of empowering youth as well as job creation,” Liadi said, urging youths to mobilise for Ayantayo’s victory in Saturday’s poll.
He expressed joy for the acceptance of the championship by the APC in Orile-Agege and also hailed the leadership of the party under Prince Sunday Ajayi for welcoming the motive behind the tournament.
The tournament will feature four teams namely Team Opeifa, Team Adaranijo, Team Samuel and Team Ajayi. Winners will go home with medals, cash prizes and trophy.