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By Oluseyi Adedire Twitter/Instagram: @oyosportsnews FB: Oyo Sports Update Nigeria Flying Eagles U-20 Assistant Coach, Oladunni Oyekale has joined the cast of those involved in football to pay tribute to Pele - who has died at the age of 82.  Pelé, who is regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, won an unprecedented three World Cups with Brazil and was crowned FIFA's Player of the Century in 2000. - passed away after a battle with cancer. Tributes have since poured in for the former Santos star, and Oladunni Oyekale is one of the latest names to pay tribute to Pelé and believes that the Brazilian's footballing legacy "will be eternal". Speaking to OyoSportsNews on Saturday, via telephone call, 'Cerezo' as fondly called by his peers said: "Like every other person in football and even beyond football, we all know that he was the greatest in football, very humble, accommodating person. I met him in 1987 FIFA U17 World Cup in Canada and despite h

By Oluseyi Adedire Twitter/Instagram: @oyosportsnews FB: Oyo Sports Update Retired footballers and ex-Nigeria internationals who once plied their trades in Oyo town under Gaskiya FC, Atiba FC, Sharp Shooters FC, Unity FC, Water Oyo FC, Adeyemi FC, Ajisafe FC, Ramblers FC and NEPA Oyo FC have announced plans to stage a football fiesta aimed at reuniting the retired footballers, home and diaspora. The One day event tagged 'Sekere Legends Sports Festival' is scheduled to hold at Olivet Baptist High School Sports Complex, Olivet Heights, Oyo on Thursday, December 22nd, 2022 at 12pm. According to a statement jointly signed by the conveners, UK based Dentist, Dr. Ademola Adeleke, Coordinator Amotekun Security Corps in Oyo West LGA, Mr. Adebowale Fakayode, Dayo Ojo, Demola Gesinde, Olugbenga Oshibote and the Chairman Hedge Sports Innovations Limited, Mr Olawale Ishola, the one day event tagged 'Sekere Legends Sports Festival' will feature two sporting activities; Athletics and

By Oluseyi Adedire Twitter/Instagram: @oyosportsnews FB: Oyo Sports Update High Chief Orisabiyi Omotoyebi Peter, Pharmacist Lawrence Olaniran Morohunfolu alongside Chief Adebayo Lawal, Otunba Babatunde Babalola, Akinlolu Ajayi One and Pierra Isa have been honoured with an award of recognition by Propella Foundations for their excellent and outstanding performances and significant contributions to the progress and development of basketball games in Nigeria. Propella Foundation Coordinator, Mr Tunde Popoola in his speech thanked all participating teams, dignitaries, sports administrators and basketball coaches for making the fourth edition a success. He emphasized that the purpose of the annual basketball tournament is to encourage the participation of the youth with a view to nurture their tallest to the fullest and ensuring their active participation in the national and international competitions stressing that the annual tournament has come to stay. Also speaking at the grand final

By Oluseyi Adedire Twitter/Instagram: @oyosportsnews FB: Oyo Sports Update The annual Propella Basketball competition commences today at the Lekan Salami Sports Complex, Adamasingba, Ibadan. The two day competition will involve not fewer than 40 teams from different parts of the country. The tournament will attract accomplished basketball players in Nigeria and diaspora, ex champions of high repute and individuals that are passionate and keenly interested in the game. The open competition is scheduled to end tomorrow, Saturday December, 17th 2022. The Coordinator of the annual Mr Tunde Popoola remarked that the competition which started four years ago is designed not only to improve on the proficiency and dexterity of the players but it will also assist further in discovering new talents that will be nurtured for national and international competitions.

By Oluseyi Adedire Twitter/Instagram: @oyosportsnews FB: Oyo Sports Update The Oyo State Football Association (OYSFA) under the chairmanship of HRM Oba James Ọdẹníran has congratulated both the management of Shooting Stars and Oyo State Sports Council over their latest achievements at the maiden edition of NPFL Doxy Mmobuosi Super Cup tournament and 21st edition of National Sports Festival tagged 'Delta 2022'. In a statement made available to OyoSportsNews by by the Oyo State Football Association (OYSFA) Secretary Mr Kehinde Ojelowo. Oba James Ọdẹníran commended the dogged spirit of the Sports Agencies in the state. "I want to congratulate Shooting Stars' management led by Hon Babatunde Olaniyan, the Administration Secretary Alhaji Olapade Rahman, General Manager Dimeji Lawal as well as the technical crew under Coach Gbenga Ogunbote for this great achievement. Everyone is happy with the results at the NPFL Doxy Mmobuosi Super Cup tournament, Enyimba are no small club

By Oluseyi Adedire Twitter/Instagram: @oyosportsnews FB: Oyo Sports Update The Oyo State Sports Council has expressed appreciation to the Oyo State Government under the leadership of Governor (Engr) Seyi Makinde as well as the good people of Oyo State for thier immense supports to Oyo State contingent at the just concluded National Sports Festival 'Delta 2022'. Team Oyo finished fourth on the medals' table with 50 Gold, 52 Silver and 63 Bronze medals, claiming back thier rights and dominance over other South/West counterparts. The best position for Oyo state in the history of National Sports Festival was far back as Oluyole 79 when they finished third behind the defunct Bendel state and Lagos state. Recall that Team Oyo came sixth at Edo 2021 with 31 Gold, 30 Silver and 42 Bronze medals above Ogun, Ondo, Ekiti and Osun but lost the fifth position to Lagos with a Gold difference at the last day of the events. The Oyo State Sports Council through the Director for Organization

By Oluseyi Adedire Twitter/Instagram: @oyosportsnews FB: Oyo Sports Update The General Manager, Oyo State Sports Commission (OYSSC), Gboyega Makinde on Thursday attributed the successes recorded by the state at the sports festival to grassroots development. According to report, Team Oyo is occupying the 4th on the overall medals table at the ongoing sports festival in Asaba, Delta. Team Oyo won 15 gold, 20 silver and 20 bronze to scoop a total 55 medals. The state contingents added five gold medals on day 8 in the weightlifting event with the 2022 Commonwealth Gold medalist, Rafiatu Lawal leading the pack with three gold medals. In the 59kg event finals, Lawal battled Adijat Olarinoye, her fellow gold medalist at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham where she made her experience count to win the three gold medals. Ruth Ayodele fought for gold in Clean and Jerk with a total lifting of 125kg and 222kg respectively. Makinde told www.metrodailyng.com that the state had been making c

By Oluseyi Adedire Twitter/Instagram: @oyosportsnews FB: Oyo Sports Update As the National Sports Festival 'Delta 2022' enters Day 8, Team Oyo is presently living up to expectations to have a brilliant finish and set new record at the 21st edition. Recall that the state contingent at the last edition in Edo state finished sixth on the medals' table with 31 Gold, 30 Silver and 42 Bronze medals and with the target of 100 Gold set before them by His Excellency, Governor Seyi Makinde for this year edition, Team Oyo is certainly look good to achieve it.  On the medals' table as at Monday, 5th December, Oyo state has established itself in Delta and ahead other South-West counterparts with a total of 55 medals in various events. In Judo, David Joseph who grabbed a gold medal in Edo 2021 repeated same feat after beating Team Nasarawa, Team Kano, Team Delta and Team Delta at the final stage to grabbed his third Gold medal in three consecutive National Sports Festival. After watc