Old South West to launch Awolowo Football

A regional under-19 football competition,
in memory of the late Chief Obafemi
Awolowo, will soon kick off among states
that formed the old Western Region.

In a statement issued in Lagos on Monday,
organisers of the competition said the
U-19 football event will draw young
football players from Delta, Edo, Ekiti, Lagos,
Ondo,
Ogun, Osun and Ogun States in the
bid to re-enact the spirit of unity among
people in what used to be one political and
cultural bloc. The Western region was
created in 1953 by the colonial
administrators. The Governor's office in
Ekiti State is the coordinating headquarters
of the event.

According to the statement signed by the
Special Adviser on Regional Integration in
Lagos State, Rev Adetunji Adebiyi and the
Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs in
Ekiti State, Mr Adewale Adeoye, the football
competition named after the late statesman
and
first Premier of the region, will
constructively engage the huge population
of often idle youths.

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