Over one hundred students-athletes have converged at the Ilaji Hotels and Resorts for the 2023 student -athletes scholarship trials.
Senator Ned Nwoko Chancellor Sports University of Nigeria,Idumuje -Ugboko ,Delta State and President, Ned Nwoko Foundation is awarding schorlaships to one hundred students to study at thenUniversity.
The schorlaship worth 2.5million for each studrnt aside other benefits that will go with it.
Speaking with the sport journalists in Ibadan Monday at the venue, Director of the university’s High Performance Centre, Dr. Bob Olukoya , disclosed that the sports-loving senator decided to give schorlaship to the students so as to actualize their dreams having realized that many of the students athletes cannot afford tuition fee.
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He further disclosed that the selection for trials was done through advertisement so that the best would be selected for final phase in Asaba later in the year.
He further disclosed that the trials which will end today will move to Abuja from tomorrow to Friday, adding the south east zone in Aba holds between September 3rd and 4th while Asaba will host the South-South zone between September 6th and 7th before the final trials at a yet to be fixed date will be in Delta State.
Assistant project coordinator, Ugochinyere Onyewuenyi informed that the trials will be in 18 sports including athletics,swimming,soccer, football, tracks and field, nhandball,basketnall,volleyball,karate,cricket,para Badminton ,table tennis,tennis and golf.
“I can state here that all mecessary arrangements have been put in place to host the trials with the former General Manager of Oyo State Sports Council Gboyega Makinde named as the athletes’ assessor.
She added: “some of the trials will hold at the sports complex of the University of Ibadan.”