L-R: Dr. Emmanuel Igbinosa, Permanent Secretary, Edo State Sports Commission (3rd), Dr. Tom Obaseki, Chairman, Oredo Government Council, Olympian Yusuf Ali, Chairman, Edo State Sports Commission, Newton Fred Erhunmwunse, Chairman, Edo FA (far right).
By Edward Oseghe
April 19, 2024
The Edo State Sports Commission Chairman, Olympian Yusuf Ali has praised the proposed Five-A-Side Primary and Junior Secondary School football tournament initiative of Oredo Local Government Council aimed at grassroots talent hunt in the state.
The school football games set up to accommodate all wards in the Local Government Council, is the second phase of the Oredo Games 2024 launched in March, with Boxing Games heralding the first edition of the event geared towards promoting citizens’ inclusiveness by the Dr. Tom Obaseki-led Oredo Local Government Council.
Stating the impact of the initiative on schools across Oredo Local Government Area, Olympian Yusuf Ali said the initiative is above the line, beating all standards he has seen over time.
Ali who expressed satisfaction with the creation of the Oredo Games, likened it to the creation of Olympic tournaments which are now a major event held worldwide, adding that since the Council Chairman’s assumption of office, there have been spins of people-friendly events that are now yielding results.
He noted that with the Oredo Games event stirring as a league tournament, it will offer a wide spectrum of opportunities for youth engagement, which he said would in turn remove them from the streets.
Earlier, the Executive Chairman of Oredo Local Government Council, Dr. Tom Obaseki who is the brain behind the games event said the official engagement with the Sports Commission on Wednesday is part of the preparation to fine-tune the second phase of the Oredo Games2024 billed for June/July.
Dr. Tom Obaseki revealed that plans were underway to inaugurate football league tournaments for the wards in Oredo, expected to run for a period that would provide excitement and relative peace among the people.
Recall that Oredo Council Chairman harped on organizing different tournaments during the three days Boxing Games competition hosted and won by the Council in March this year at the Indoor Sports Complex of the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City, where he emphasised that until 2025 the council would have one event for some time.
Six venues are proposed to host the Primary and Junior Secondary football tournaments sometime between June and July 2024, which is expected to create ultimate fun and opportunity for school wards within the Council.
Various echelons in sports affairs in the state including the Edo State Football Association Chairman, Fred Newton Erhunmwunsen, Permanent Secretary, Edo State Sports Commission, Dr. Emmanuel Igbinosa, Supervisory Councilors, among others attended the meeting.
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