Ooni's cup
Ooni
of Ife His Imperial Majesty Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II has
made good of his promise to revive grassroot football especially in
the Southwest with the commencement of High School soccer recently
competition in Ile-Ife.
The
foremost monarch who launched this project in his Palace in September
2018 said it is a dream come true for young talents who has been in
thirsty to showcase their talent for them to become somebody special
The
tournament which has 16 qualified high school teams started earlier
this year and it's still at the preliminary stage where they will be
reduced to eight for the next round.
Some
of the school participating include Oduduwa College, Ile-Ife; Kemade
High school, Ile-Ife; L. A High School, Ipetumodu; CAC Grammar
School, Edunabun; Olode High School, Olode; Asipa High School, Asipa;
Ife City Grammar School, Ile-Ife; St.
John's High School, Ile-Ife; School of Science, Ile-Ife; Seventh
Day Adventist Grammar School, Ile-Ife; Ife Anglican Grammar School,
Ile-Ife; St David's Grammar School, Ile-Ife.
The
coordinator of the project Mr.Akionla Martin's said this is a very
laudable project that every well meaning Nigerian should support
because it is going to rewrite the history of grass root soccer in
Nigeria and it is going global as talent will be discovered for the
whole to see the hidden talents still in the country. He stated that
he has already seen done promising young talents in the freezer games
so far and implore everyone within Ife and environs to come out in
mass and support these kids as the competition progresses.
The
competition ends in March where the Oonirisa will present the trophy
and awards to the eventual winners.
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