By; AYO OJEDOKUN, Lagos
In a bid to positively engage and scout for talents among youth within the South West, Forum of Great-minds Initiative Grassroots Sport Development has concluded plans to organize High Chief Aremu Babalola Ogunbowale U-15 Unity Inter Local Government Football Competition, among states in the geo-political zone of Nigeria.
The maiden grassroots football tournament according to Salau Jimoh Oriyomi, the chairman of the body organizing the tourney, will be sponsored by the traditional head of Alimosho community, High Chief Jamiu Aremu Babalola Ogunbowale, the Baale Alimosho Kingdom.
The tournament which will attract participants from local government areas in the Yoruba speaking states, will be played at the Lion Field Alimosho, Lagos State, commencing from June 1 to 15, 2022, according to Samuel Olusegun Dan, the secretary of the organizers.
“Forum of Great-minds Initiative Grassroots Sport Development establishes this soccer competition to appreciate the good gesture of our community leader towards youths, High Chief Aremu Babalola Ogunbowale, with plans to make it an annual event.
“Baale Alimosho has greatly being of great help to the youths in Alimosho and he has also desired to extend such gestures beyond Alimosho by agreeing to sponsor a grassroots football competition among youths within the Yoruba speaking states where winners will receive cash incentives, medals and certificates”, said Oriyomi, chairman of planning committee.
