Kwara Football Academy gives scholarship awards to two players

Date: 2017-05-25

The Kwara Football Academy (KFA) of Ilorin has given scholarship awards to two of its players who were part of the victorious under-15 team of (ABS) Football Club.

Kale Ayo, the Kwara State Commissioner for Sports and Youth Development, announced this during a reception for the players, William Oni and Christopher Omomeji, by the academy on Tuesday in Ilorin.

The players were members of the club's team which recently won the NPFL/La Liga Youth League in Lagos.

Ayo said the state governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, was happy with the young players' performance, describing them as worthy ambassadors of the academy.

"They should continue to combine sports with education, and I want to pledge that the state government will continue to give priority to grassroots sports development," he said.

The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Sports and Youth Development, Ayobola Samuel, said the state government has realised the potential of the academy.

"This is the reason why government has returned the academy to the ministry.

"I assure and pledge the ministry's support to all efforts to turn around the fortunes of the academy and return it to its old glory days," he added.

KFA's Administrator, Kunle Ayantola, in his welcome address, had said he was always confident of the players achieving success whenever they went out to compete.

He explained that the two players, by this development, had been awarded full scholarship for their secondary education.

"They should however continue to take their education serious as it is very important to combine both sports and education."

Ayantola assured parents that the academy would continue to develop their children to an enviable position.

One of the parents of the awardees, Shola Oni, who spoke on behalf of the parents, thanked the institution for the opportunity offered their children.

He said the parents would forever be grateful to the state government for the gesture.NAN

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Khadijat Ayoola Yusuf     Lola Ashiru     Lotus Bank     Okeose Christian Cementary     Mohammed Yahaya Barki     Iyiola Oyedepo     Abdulraheem Yusuf     Onilupeju Of Ilupeju     Ahmed Alhasssan     Dauda Adesola     Ibrahim Taiwo Road     Kwara State Coalition Of Business And Professional Associations     Kwara Liberation Group     20 Billion Bond     Lateef Fagbemi     Aishatu Ahmed Gobir     Turaki Of Ilorin     Sarkin Malamai     Kayode Ishola     Old Oyo     Bello Bature     Ilorin Innovation Hub     David Oyepinola Adedumoye     David Oyerinola Adedunmoye     Saka Saadu     Igosun     Neuropsychiatric Hospital     Chief Imam Of Lafiagi     Akande Idowu Ayoola Muhammed     Olaosebikan     Isaac Aderemi Kolawole     Ibrahim Bio     Lasiele Alabi Yahaya     IDPU     SWAN     Senate     Balogun-Ojomu     Amos Bajeh     Ayoade Akinnibosun     Amada Jidda     Shururat Olatinwo     Michael Ologundea     Split Diamond Interchange     ASUU     Aro Yahaya     Ilesha Gwanara Road     Jeunkunu-Malete-Bani     AGILE Programme     Amos Sayo     Bayo Ajia     Adeleke Ogungbe     Kwara-SAPZ Project     Timothy Olatunde Fadipe     Adama Isa     Patience Jonathan     Ibrahim Abduquadri Abikan     Is\'haq Modibbo Kawu     Hassan Oyeleke     AbdulQowiy Olododo     Sheikh Ridhwanullah El-ilory     Iyaloja-General     Ogbondoroko     Laboratory-to-Product     Ilorin Durbar     Funmi Salau     Kawu     Lucky Omoluwa     Hameed Oladipupo Ali     Lawyers Unite Against Corruption     Awwal Jawondo     Musa Abdullahi     Oja-Oba     Christopher Tunji Ayeni     Ahmad Olanrewaju Belgore     LEAH Charity Foundation     Balogin Alanamu     Olushola Saraki    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Kassim Babamale     Ridwan Agboola     Ibrahim Mashood     Adamu B. Yaqubu     Olatinwo     Idofin     TIC     Sardauna Of Ilorin     Shuaib Boni Aliyu     Durosinlohun Kawu     Ministry Of Women Affairs And Social Development     State Bureau Of Internal Revenue     Ilorin Descendants Progressive Union     Oyedun Juliana Funke     Abdulraufu Mustapha     Muhammed Taofeeq Abdulrazaq     Abdulazeez Arowona     Mutawalle     Binta Sulyman     Sun Qing Rong     Kwara Basketball Association     Salami Adekunle     Women For Change And Development Initiative     Kolade Solagberu     CBT     Olaoye B. Felix     Quran     Bola Sagaya     Saadu Yusuf     Ambassador Kayode Laro     Ashiru     Jide Oyinloye     Elerin Of Erin-Ile     Millennium Development Goals     Donatus Ejidike     Ahman Pategi     Susan Modupe Oluwole     Yahaya A Paniyaro     Ibrahim Sulu Gambari     Lola Ashiru     Sheu Ndanusa Usman     Maigida Soludero Transit     Abubakar Baba Sulaiman     Amina El-Imam     Hussein Oloyede     Isiaq Khadeejah     Suleiman Rotimi Iliasu     Mumeen Lah     Abdulrahman Abdulrazak     Abatemi Usman     Igbaja     Igbomina     Kola Adesina     Kwara Central     Lucky Omoluwa     Twitter     Ajibola Ademola Julius     Joseph Yemi Ajayi     TVC Female National Debate     EndSARS     International Aviation College     Oro Grammar School Old Students Association     Popo-Igbonna     Mubarak Oladosu     Tinubu Legacy Forum     Bilikisu Oniyangi     Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa     Abdul-Rahoof Bello     Chief Of Staff     ITEM 7     Abdulwahab Oba     Fatimoh Lawal     N-Power     Baba Issa     Mahe Abdulkadir     Abdul Jimoh Mohammed     Ayeyemi Sulaiman