Ilorin Emirate organises soccer tournament for Sulu Gambari's 28-year anniversary

Date: 2023-09-15

As part of activities marking the 28-year anniversary of the Emir of Ilorin, HRH Ibrahim Sulu Gambari, on the throne, a soccer competition has been arranged by the Ilorin Emirate Football Council(IEFC) to commemorate the event.

Chairman of the IEFC committee for the event, Alhaji Owolabi Wopa, said this during an advocacy visit to the Managing Director, Lower Niger River Basin Development Authority (LNRBDA), Dr Saeed Adeniyi Aremu, in Ilorin, Kwara state Tuesday.

He said the decision was borne out of the need to celebrate the soccer-loving monarch who has been piloting the Ilorin Emirate through peace and progress.

“It is common knowledge that our revered emir is a lover of football and we deemed it fit that there is need to further add flavour to this year's celebration by organizing a football competition among clubs within and outside the state. The royal father has blessed this initiative and asked us to take it to notable Ilorin indigenes like you for possible support. As we talk now, some of the clubs that have registered for this competition are KWCOED FC, KWASU FC, KWAPOLY FC, NCAM FC, Kwara United FC, and also 3SC FC among others.

“The competition is expected to start off October 14 while the final comes up November 11. The draw comes on 7th October at the Indoor Stadium and the opening match holds on the 14th October at the Queen Elizabeth School Ilorin.

“Notable guests expected at the event include his (Sulu Gambari) brother from Gwandu, the Sultan of Sokoto, Emir of Kano, Ooni of Ife, and the Ataoja of Osogbo, among several other respected from across the country.”

Wopa, who led a 7-man team during the visit, solicited for support from all Ilorin indigenes, home and abroad, to make the programme a huge success.

Responding, the LNRBDA boss, Dr Aremu, commended the committee for the initiative, and assured members of his support.

Aremu said: “it is good the anniversary will be spiced with a soccer tournament which is the first of its type in the history of Ilorin. You are adding value to this year's event, you can be rest assured of support in my own little way. Twenty eight years on this revered throne is a big milestone and should be celebrated deservedly.”

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Bola Sagaya     Muhammad-Mustapha Suleiman     Adekunle David Dunmade     Dar-Al-Handasah Consultants Ltd     Mashood Abdulrafiu Agboola     Oke-Ode     Oluwole Dupe     Salami Adekunle     Ibrahim Abdulqadir Abikan     CUTI     Sun Qing Rong     Lola Ashiru     Oko-Olowo     Rachael Obisesan     Ifelodun     Shururat Olatinwo     Popo-Igbonna     Wole Oke     Sayomi     Jumoke F. Ajao     Turaki     Abdulmutalib Shittu     Olaoye B. Felix     Omar Gambari     Sardauna Of Ilorin     Bature Bello     Olokoba Abdullahi Ayinla     James Ayeni     State Bureau Of Internal Revenue     NTA Ilorin     Ndakene     TETFUND     Aiyedun     NIRSAL     Oke-Oyi     Moshood Bakare     NITDA     Abdulkadir Bolakale Sakariyah     Olusegun Adeniyi     Erubu     Atiku     Maryam Ado Bayero     Fawenu     Admiralty Villa     Umar Danladi Shero     Senior Special Assistant On Student Affairs     Segun Adeniyi     Centre For Community Empowerment And Poverty Eradication     Dan Iya     Amina Susa\'a De Ahmed     Ogidi-Oloje     Afonja     Eghe Igbinehin     Michael Nzwekwe     GGDSS Pakata     Alfa Yahaya Road     Ahmed Shuaib Buranga     Bolaji Nagode     Ramadan     2023 Elections     Ilorin Descendants Progressive Union     Allocation     Emir Of Ilorin     Budo Egba     AGILE Programme     Michael Ologundea     Adisa Logun     Sheikh Hamzat Yusuf Ariyibi     Kulende-UITH     Toyin Sanusi     Association Of Kwara State Online Media Practitioners     Local Government Pension Board     Emir Of Kano     Owo Isowo     Road Transport Employers Association Of Nigeria     Kehinde Boyede     Razak Atunwa    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Ahmad Lawan     Fatai Garuba Labaka     Tunji Oyawoye     N-Power     T And K FOODS     Manzuma     Maigida Soludero Transit     NFAI     Mubarak Oladosu     Col. Adedipe     Revenue Court     Ayo Opadokun     Halimah Perogi     Hussein Oloyede     Osi     Turaki     Funke Adedoyin     ITP     Kishira     Ilorin Anchor Men And Women     Nigeria Computer Society     Ahman Pategi University     Otunba Taiwo Joseph     Rotimi Samuel Olujide     Hijaab     Olofa Of Offa     Saheed Popoola     Ilesha-Gwanara     Assayomo     Yakubu Dogara     Yusuf Abdulwahab     Yomi Adeboye     Tunde Kazeem     Oniyangi Kunle Sulaiman     Bibire Ajape     Ashiru     Abdulfatah Ahmed     Amina El-Imam     Doyin Awoyale     Odo-Owa     Tsaragi-Share     Kunle Okeowo     Code Of Conduct Bureau     Alaiye     ER-KANG Mining     Bature Bello     Rebecca Bake     Jimba Babatunde     Muritala Olarewaju     Siddiq Adebayo Idowu Salawu     Jamiu Oyawoye     Tunde Yusuf     AbdulQowiy Olododo     Lanre Olosunde     Olanrewju Okanlawon Musa     Aliyu Muhammad Saifudeen     Kamaldeen Kehinde     Muhammed Taofeeq Abdulrazaq     Kulende-UITH     Junior Secondary School Certificate Examinations     Anilelerin     Binta Abubakar Mora     Ejidongari     Abdulkareem Alabi     Kwara State Television (KWTV)     Ayodele Shittu     Lola Ashiru     Damilola Yusuf     Samuel Adedoyin     Abdulwahab Ololele     Fulani     Maimunat Oniyangi     Yusuf Amuda Gobir     Maryam Nurudeen     NIRSAL     SSA Youth     Public Holiday