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By Oluseyi Adedire Twitter/Instagram: @oyosportsnews FB: Oyo Sports Update The Head Coach of Crown Football Club of Ogbomoso Raheem Tajudeen has tendered unreserved apology to the fans, supporters and football lovers of Ogbomoso for the failure of the team to qualify for the Super 8 Promotion Play-off of Nigeria National League 2023/24 season. The Ajilete Warriors had been considered favourite amongst teams vying for promotion play-off positions until they lost 2-0 at home to Inter Lagos FC in thier last home fixture, the home defeat suddenly saw them fighting to escape relegation in the NNL group B2. Thier goalless away draw to FC One Rocket in Uyo paid off after they finished 6th with 28points behind table leader Ikorodu City FC, Inter Lagos, Osun United, Ijebu United and Gateway United FC. Raheem Tajudeen regretted the team’s failure to qualify for the NNL Super 8 despite the support of Government and the good people of Ogbomoso who turned out in throngs to fill up the stadium in a

• Ex International Adepoju, Olofinjana Commend Organizers The maiden edition of the Oyo State Governor's Cup for Secondary School Students started on a good note, as a total of 18 matches was played on the opening day of the Preliminaries.  The Football Championship proudly sponsored by Peculiar Ultimate Concerns recorded a total number of 55 goals across five centres on Monday. The Ibadan Zone witnessed the presence of former Super Eagles Midfielders, Mutiu Adepoju and Seyi Olofinjana, who were indeed impressed with the display of football artistry from the teenagers. Urban day secondary School, Ibadan were the first team to record a victory, defeating Community Grammar School, Akinlumo, by five unreplied goals. A brace each from Taiwo Wahiz and Emmanuel Olaseni, gave them a smooth ride over their counterpart. In the second game of the day, Bishop Philips Academy defeated Idito Community Grammar School, by six goals to nil. Yusuf Ibrahim and Azeez Timilehin, also scored a brace ea

By Oluseyi Adedire Twitter/Instagram: @oyosportsnews FB: Oyo Sports Update As part of its annual activities in the round leather game, the management of Ilaji Hotels and Sports Resort is set to orgainise a mega football scouting programme where talented young players will be discovered by foreign football coaches coupled with coaching education by UEFA licence coaches and instructors. While speaking at the management meeting on Thursday at the resort, the Chief Operating Officer of Ilaji Hotel and Sports Resort, Prince Adesina Araoye hinted that this year scouting session will again, hold at the Ilaji football pitch while the coaching education will take place mini conference hall between May 29 and June 1st. Prince Adesina pointed out that testimonies and success stories received aftermath of the last two editions had prompted the management to make this year a very large event. He added that while the scouting session is aimed to discover talents and project them to foreign clubs, th

By Oluseyi Adedire Twitter/Instagram: @oyosportsnews FB: Oyo Sports Update Former Nigeria international, Chief Mutiu Adepoju popularly known as 'Head Master' has called on clubs' administrators to look inward to the benefits they can derive if proper structures are put in place in Nigeria clubs. The Nigeria La Liga ambassador and Asoju Amuludun Oodua while expressing his views on the benefits of school's sports to Nigeria clubs of they are professionally structured said young talents will have huge hope immediately after leaving secondary school. He narrated how he was discovered at Prospect High School and lamented how the country had no interest for under age competitions such as Academicals and YSFON tournaments. "You just asked what is next for the children that will be discovered by the organisers at the Governor’s Cup. I'm happy the organisers have good plans for them through scholarship programme. In addition, if our clubs are well structured, we won'

By Oluseyi Adedire Twitter/Instagram: @oyosportsnews FB: Oyo Sports Update As the 2024 Peculiar Ultimate Concerns Oyo State Governor's Cup is set to kick off in Ibadan on Monday, Oyo State governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde says his administration will continue to show total commitment to youths and sports development in the state. Speaking at the media briefing of the Oyo State Governor's Cup, commissioner for youth and sports Hon. Wasilat Adegoke, who represented the governor, commended Peculiar Ultimate Concerns for its contribution to youth and sports development in the state. She maintained that the government of Oyo State under Engineer Seyi Makinde had kept to his words with establishment of female football team which will create a conducive environment needed by young women in the state to grow in their sporting careers. Hon Wasilat Adegoke said the school's football competition which was packaged by Kidzfoot Nigeria and Schools’ Sports is aimed to foster children in

By Oluseyi Adedire Twitter/Instagram: @oyosportsnews FB: Oyo Sports Update With less than three days to the opening match of the 2024 Oyo State Governor's Cup, sponsored by Peculiar Ultimate Concerns. Head of delegation and Chief Executive Officer of Kidzfoot Nigeria and Schools’ Sports, Coach Yomi Elijah has warned that any secondary school caught to have hired non and unregistered students in any matches will be expelled from the competition. Yomi Elijah, a UK trained football coach and former ABS and Remo Stars soccer tactican made the statement while addressing newsmen at the main bowl of Lekan Salami Stadium, Adamasingba Ibadan. He pointed out that the use of mercenary in the competition is strictly prohibited, emphasising that the essence of the competition to revive school sports and identify talents among secondary school students between junior school I [JS One] to senior school II [SS II]. "Reviving sports in secondary schools is something dear to the us and that is

By Oluseyi Adedire Twitter/Instagram: @oyosportsnews FB: Oyo Sports Update Oyo state table tennis athlete Kabirat Ayoola has secured gold medla at the just concluded ITTF Western Africa Regional Championship tournament in Lomè, the capital of Togo. Kabirat, 17, while representing Oyo state in previous table tennis competitions had won both gold and silver medals for Oyo state at the cadet and senior categories before her latest feat in Togo. Although, she lost at the singles event to her Ghanaian counterpart at the quarter final stage by 3-2. She was amongst the athletes that represented Nigeria and won gold medal at the competition. Meanwhile, Oyo state commissioner for Youth and Sports Miss Wasilat Adegoke has congratulated the gold medalist for her outstanding and laudable performance in Togo she also extended her congratulatory message to other athletes that represented Nigeria after winning three (3) gold medals and two (2) silver at the concluded ITTF Championship.

By Oluseyi Adedire Twitter/Instagram: @oyosportsnews FB: Oyo Sports Update With less than eight weeks to round off 2024 football season in the country, the management of Ilaji Hotels and Sports Resort has rolled out registration guidelines for interested players planning to join Ilaji Football Club. The Sports Manager and Head Coach, Ilaji football club, Babatunde Odubola 'Zico', said the decision became necessary after it was discovered that players yearning to join new Oyo State Federation Cup Champions have been misinformed. According to Zico, registration fees is pegged at ten thousand, seven hundred naira [N10,700] while Academy and Accommodation fees are N150,000.00 and N300,000.00 respectively with a total of four hundred and sixty thousand naira only [N460,700.00]. The former Shooting Stars and Julius Berger player and coach explained further that interested players between the ages of 8 and 15 will only pay N160,700.00. Noting that hostel accommodation fee is exempted

By Oluseyi Adedire Twitter/Instagram: @oyosportsnews FB: Oyo Sports Update Oye Olohun Travels & Tours Football Club began a two-week leave yesterday after the exertions of the 2023/2024 league season. Oye Olohun T&T FC came fourth in their debut season of the Nigeria Nationwide League One season held at the Lekan Salami Sports Complex, Adamasingba, Ibadan centre between April 21st and May 6th According to a statement by the club chairman, Alhaji Saliu Tajudeen Kolawole made available to OyoSportsNews . The management thanked the players and coaches for their efforts in the season that ended last Monday. He described the performance of the team as great even when he agreed that much would have been welcomed. “Let me start by thanking you all for the efforts you put in the ended season. Surely, we would have loved to be table leader of Ibadan  centre and proceeded for the playoff, but God knows why we ended this way. I didn't think we had a bad season. To me, we all did well,