2022 AITEO Cup: Kogi United FC target to win trophy in National FA Cup

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4 years ago

August 2, 2022

Abdulmalik Isah, the chairman of Kogi United Football Club on Saturday in Abuja said his team will win all their games in the ongoing national Federation Cup.

The chairman said the team target is to lift the trophy as champion of 2022 Aiteo Cup national competition.

Kogi United FC defeated Mighty Jets FC of Jos 3-2 in the round of 64 of the ongoing 2022 Aiteo Cup national competition at the FIFA goal project of the Moshood Abiola National in Abuja.

He said both team displayed a wonderful performance in the match.

“The two team played well but the better team have the day.

“We thank our Governor Yahaya Bello,the Dynamic Governor who have been supporting the team which is the secret behind the success today.

“I’m tagerting final match for the FA cup, football is all about tactics, my caoch will do the needful to make sure that we win all the game and lift up the trophy as champion,”he said

While commenting on one of his players who collapse during the match, the chairman said he was happy to see the player jacked back to life

“I was afraid when one of my players collapse on the filed, I was happy to see him jacked back to life.

“Thanks to the medical team for the work well done,” he said

It was a lucky day for Kogi United FC.

Omojagwu Umoru ok Kogi United FC who was on reserve in the list collapse during the second half of the match.

He was immediately rescusistated back to life with the support of medial team to show their competent in the job.

The medical team who was on ground for the match, did their job by using resuscitating machine to bring Umoru back to life and was transported to the nearest hospital.

The process took seven minutes in which the match was stop by the referee. Seven minutes extract time was added to 90 minutes of play to make it 90 plus seven minutes extract time.

Cardiapulmonary resuscitation and defibrillator usually use in Sports.

The two teams are currently playing in the 2021/2022 Nigeria National League (NNL).

Aiteo Cup competition is sponsored by AITEO Group and Bayelsa United are the defending champion

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Tinubu, Fashola, Governors, UNESCO, Sports Leaders to Headline National Grassroots Sports Summit

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12 hours ago

October 29, 2026

The Gleamer

Joel Ajayi

The stage is being set for a landmark gathering at the Presidential Villa as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, former Lagos State Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN, and leading figures from government, sports administration and international development feature in the proposed opening-day programme of the National Grassroots Sports Development Summit 2026.

In a statement signed by Thursday by the Chairperson Media Sub-com National Grassroot Sports Summit Dr. (Mrs.) Kehinde Ajayi stated that, the two-day Summit, scheduled for November 18–19, 2026, at the Banquet Hall, State House, Presidential Villa, Abuja, is being organized by the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Grassroots Sports Development, Hon. Adeyinka Anthony Adeboye.

With the theme “Creating a New Pathway for Sustainable Grassroots Sports Development,” the gathering seeks to produce practical solutions to Nigeria’s longstanding challenges in talent discovery, infrastructure, funding, coaching and athlete development.

The opening day, Wednesday, November 18, promises high-level engagement, with President Tinubu listed as Special Guest of Honour, while Fashola is scheduled to deliver a keynote address.

Also featuring in the Day One programme is Dr. Tayo Aduloju, Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG), whose organization has been engaged as technical partner to help translate discussions into a workable development roadmap.

Other personalities and institutions on the opening-day lineup include the Chairman and Director-General of the National Sports Commission, Mallam Shehu Dikko and Hon. Bukola Olopade; the Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum; the President of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON); and the Head of Office and UNESCO Representative to Nigeria.

Also listed are Barrister Enitan Oshodi, President of the African Table Tennis Federation; the President of the Nigeria Olympic Committee; and Dr. Musa Nakorji of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Research Department.

The involvement of these personalities reflects the Summit’s emphasis on connecting sports development with economic planning, education, grassroots governance, international cooperation and private-sector investment.

Adeboye described the gathering as an opportunity to move Nigerian sports beyond isolated achievements towards a coordinated national development system.

“The real question is not whether Nigeria has sporting talent.
We know we have talent in abundance. The question is how we build a system that discovers, nurtures and supports that talent consistently, from our communities and schools to the international stage,” he said.

He stressed that the participation of state governments, local councils, development institutions and sports administrators would be critical to producing lasting outcomes.

The Summit will continue on Thursday, November 19, with further stakeholder engagements aimed at developing actionable recommendations for sustainable grassroots sports development with preparations intensifying, organizers are confident that the gathering will provide a defining platform for strengthening the foundation of Nigerian sports and expanding opportunities for young people nationwide.

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