The Executive Chairman of the Ajeromi/ Ifelodun Local Council Development Area, Honourable Olufemi Akanbi Okeowo, has vowed to uplift sports in the local Council.
Widely known as the cradle of sports since it produced a large number of national team footballers and world class athletes in the 1980s and 1990s, Okeowo said such status is fast fading away hence his desire to turn things around.
“It’s sad that, the local council that used to produce world class footballers and athletes for Nigeria is gradually losing its identity due to lack of organisation and dearth of sporting facilities in and around Ajegunle and its environs, “ explained Okeowo. “By quickly ing this situation, my administration has moved swiftly to map out specific strategies to develop more sporting facilities, build new ones, and as well concentrate on the development of talents and host more football competitions where talents will be discovered just as it was the case in Ajeromi/Ifelodun in the progressive years of sports in the area.”
As part of his 100-days in office celebration as the executive Chairman of the local council development area, Okeowo hosted an Under-15 Boys football tournament where 32 public and private primary Schools in the LCDA participated.
The final was played at the weekend at the Mariam Academy Primary School in Amukoko as Ladipo Primary School defeated Olumade Nursery and Primary School 3-1.
Ladipo School went home with a cash prize of N500,000 as champion, while Olumade School took N250,000 as first runner up. The third placed team Victory Primary School, went home with a cash prize of N150,000. And fourth placed team, Oladipo Primary School got N100,000 consolation prize.
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