Seni Saraki inaugurates 12-man Committee for late Yekini U-13 soccer competition

Date: 2017-04-01

The Chairman of Abubakar Bukola Saraki (ABS) Ilorin FC, Mr. Seni Saraki, on Wednesday inaugurated a 12-man Committee to organise an U-13 football competition in honour of late Rasheed Yekini.

Saraki while inaugurating the committee said one of the terms of reference of the committee is produce another future striker like the late Rasheed Yekini in Irra Community, where the late goal King hailed from.

Irra is in Oyun Local Government Area of Kwara State.

He said his father, Dr. Bukola Saraki, had promised last year to float an U-13 soccer competition through ABS FC where another late Yekini can be discovered.

"We are committed to youth development through football.

"We want to use this opportunity to encourage young ones from Irra Community as its environs to play football.

"We want not only discover these lads but we also assist them and nurture them to stardom via our youth team and the main team too" Saraki said.

Responding after the inauguration, the Chairman of the committee, Wasiu Lawal, said the members of the committee will justify the confidence reposed in them.

He explained that the assignment is a call to duty and pledged members assurance to carryout their duties diligently.

Other Members of the committee include, Ademola Kiyesola, representing YSFON, Olayinka Owolewa and Abdulwaheed Bibire representing SWAN and ABS FC respectively as members.

Mrs Rukayat Asabe represented the state Ministry of Sports and Youth Development in the committee while Ibrahim Alarape represented the Sports Council.

Alhassan Garba is to serve as the Technical member, Bolaji Yahaya represented the Kwara Football Association, while Akeem and Simiat Yekini represented the family.

Mr. Femi Kolawole, who represented Irra Community will serve as the Secretary of the committee with Suleiman Buhari and Tola Awojobi as members to complete the 12-man Committee.

U-13 clubs in the state and neighbouring states are expected to take part in the competition.

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Kamaldeen Gambari     Revenue Court     Aliyu Olatunji Ajanaku     Monthly Sanitation     CT Ayeni     Kola Bukoye     Guber Aspirant     Mustapha Olanipekun     Buari Edun     Samari     IESA     Asa LGEA School     IYA ALFA NLA     Ganiyu Taofiq     Aisha Gobir     George Funsho Adebayo     Kwara 2019     Eghe Igbinehin     Babatunde Idiagbon     Tsaragi-Share     AbdulRauf Keji     NSCIA     Gbadeyan Gbadura Yomi     Abdullahi Samari     Noah Yusuf     Ilorin Durbar     Ganiyu Abolarin     Saheed Popoola     Olushola Saraki     Isiaka Danmeromu     AGM Professional Services     Theophilus Oyebiyi     Ghali Alaaya     Jeunkunu-Malete-Bani     Ogbondoroko     Bolaji Aladie     Rotimi Atere     AbdulRasaq Abdulmajeed Alaro     Yakubu Shaaba     Kwara Basketball Association     Dogara     EndSARS     Abdulsalam Firdaous Amosa     Wahab Femi Agbaje     General Hospital, Ilorin     Suleiman Mora Omar     Kwara State Polytechnic     Fareedah Dankaka     Olokoba Abdullahi Ayinla     Yahaya Seriki     Alumni Association Of The Federal Polytechnic Offa     Peter Obi     Olatunde Jare     Saliu Alamoyo     Gobir Organization Foundation     Iyaloja-General     Col. Ibrahim Taiwo     ENetSuD     Jalala     Mohammed Abduraheem     Okanlawon Musa     Sebastine Obasi     Baba Issa     Shade Omoniyi     Ayegbeni     Jamiu Oyawoye     Unilorin     Kisira     Oloriegbe     Wasiu Odewale     Muhammed Taofeeq Abdulrazaq     Raji AbdulRasaq     Benin Republic     Ronke Adeyemi     Afolabi-Oshatimehin Adenike Harriet     Abdulkadir Bolakale Sakariyah     Idris Garba    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Abubakar Baba Sulaiman     Shehu Alimi Foundation     Mary Arinde     Clara Nwachukwu     Elesie Of Esie     Olubukola Kifayat Adedeji     Minimum Wage     Babs Iwarere     Ashiru     Gbadeyan Gbadura Yomi     Maimunat Oloriegbe     Amusement Park     Oluwole Dupe     Yakub Ali-Agan     Amos Justus Sayo     Temitope Ogunbanke     Usman Alkali Baba     IHS     Budo-Egba     National Association Of Nigerian Students     Okin Biscuits     Bola Ahmed Tinubu     HICA     Joseph Yemi Ajayi     Mohammed Ghali Alaaya     Onilupeju Of Ilupeju     Ilota     Alaaya     Sa\'adu Salau     SAPZ Project     Iyiola Oyedepo     Wahab Agbaje     Gabriel Fashanu     Ezekiel Yissa Benjamin     Hijab     Yahaya Muhammad     Titus Ashaolu     Abdulfatai Baakini     Gwanara     Yahaya A Paniyaro     Kabir Shagaya     Abdulmumin Yinka Ajia     ER-KANG Mining     Alfa Modibo Belgore     Al-Ilory     NULGE     Saliu Shola Taofeek     Shehu Salau     Innocent Okoye     Tunde Kazeem     Communication Network Support Services     Babajide Ajayi     Aliyu Sabi     Olam Food Ingredients     Mujtabah Bature     Olusola Saraki     Ibraheem Adeola Katibi     Abdulrasaq Alaro     Idris Amosa Oladipo Saidu     KWASAA     Is\'haq Modibbo Kawu     Ibrahim Labaika     Hikmah AbdulKareem     Yekeen Alabi     Ganmo Electricity Sub-Station     Abdullahi AbdulMajeed     Surajudeen Akanbi     David Oyedepo     Rihanat Ajia     Chief Of Staff     Saraki     Ibrahim Mashood     Umar Saro     Ishola Abdullahi     Shonga Farm Project     Oba-Solagberu     Agor Market