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The organisers of the yearly Above 50 football competition in an outstanding event hung on Sunday, at the Ostra Hotel, Alausa, Ikeja revealed a Mini-Olympics Logo to begin the holding of other sports together with football in this year's competitors indicated for previous nationwide and global footballers.
Carrying out the unveiling event together with Olympics gold medalist, Chioma Ajunwa-Oparah (MON) President of Above 50 Football, Ambassador, Dr Edward Olutoke, kept in mind that the effective hosting of the first edition of the champion in 2015 motivated him to consist of other sports in order to provide elderly people who were not retired footballers chance to work out, recreate, network and keep fit, appealing Nigerians that the occasion will be action filled when the competition formally starts in October this year.
“You understand this is an Olympic season all over the world and for us to come up with this fantastic effort is good and I'm thrilled with the big turnout of individuals in this unveiling event particularly the ex-internationals who enhanced the event,” Olutoke who likewise functions as President of Ikeja Chamber of Commerce Industry and Agriculture stated.
“The initial idea of the competitors is to make aging fanciful and something individuals will be eagerly anticipating. You understand that no one wishes to age since when you age there's the possibility of you being sent out to Old People's Home therefore it's essential that when you retire you sign up with some group of individuals to work out, network and find out how to earn money.
“With this, we can pull ourselves together, produce brand-new life for ourselves through connections so that we do not simply pass away like chickens.”
According to Olutoke, 5 sports will be completed for; football, table tennis, boxing, Handball and squash.
In his remarks, Chairman of the technical Committee of the video game, Dr Rafiu Ladipo, while applauding Ambassador Olutoke for the fantastic effort which it's first edition touched the lives of lots of previous footballers kept in mind that all logistics for an effective hosting of this year's champion have actually been put in location, guaranteeing that it will be a smooth champion.
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