Foundation concludes plans to stage soccer competition

Arrangements have been concluded by Adebayo Olagunju Foundation’s to organize end of the year football competition for the youths of Ada town in Boripe local government area and it’s environs in Osun State.

The competition will be tagged Oba’s Cup and it will be an annual events and it will also involve three local governments eligible for participation namely: Boripe, Ifelodun, Odo-Otin LGAs in Osun State.

The sponsor of the maiden edition of the Oba’s Cup, Hon. Adebayo Olagunju explained that the competition is put together as part of corporate social responsibility of his company and also to encourage the spirit of sportsmanship among youths in the area.

The Chairman of the Local Organizing Committee of the event, Coach Ojesanya Oladipo, Director of sports of Joseph Ayo Babalola University (JABU), Arakeji, Osun State said that the committee has been given the mandate to work out the modalities to organize the completion.

The committee is also expected to bring to life the soccer tradition of the town which will serve as a platform for discovering talents from the grassroots.

The tasks of the committee also include organizing a bigger and better soccer competition for the year 2021.

The Coach Ojesanya led Committee had since been inaugurated and swung into action after having their inaugural meeting where they drew up plans to carry out the tasks at hand.

Interested teams should get in touch with the LOC Secretariat through this number 08144135147. Registration closes in two weeks time.

The 3 local governments eligible for participation are: Boripe, Ifelodun, Odo-otin.