Sports
Adron Games 2022:Organisers Visit Yabatech Venue
..inspects facilities
Ahead of the eagerly anticipated 2022 edition of the annual Adron Games sponsored by leading properties company, Adron Homes and Property Development Company, the Local Organising Committee (LOC), for the foremost corporate grassroots sports festival, Wednesday paid a visit to Yabatech, Yaba, Lagos, the venue for the sports festival taking place November 10-12, 2022.
The LOC was led by Mr. Ayodeji Ojo-Omoniyi, the Director-General of Adron Homes, who stood in for the Group Managing Director, Aare Adetola EmmanuelKing, as they went around the venue to inspect the facilities on ground for the sports competition.
Other members included Mrs. Jesuyemisi Odeyemi, Group Company Secretary; Head of Media, Mr. Dotun; Mrs. Tola Longe, Mrs. Sumbo Oguntoye and the CEO of Match International Limited, the games consultants, Waidi Akanni.
The inspection team expressed satisfaction with the facilities that included the football pitch and the athletics track. However, the sponsors of the competition Adron Homes, promises to support the management of the host institution in the refurbishment and upgrade of the basketball, volleyball and lawn-tennis courts.
Sports
Nigeria Customs Service Embarks on Training Tour
Joel Ajayi
As part of preparations for the 2025 African Women’s Club Championship, the Nigeria Customs Service women’s volleyball team has embarked on a training tour in Benin Republic.
The tournament is scheduled to take place from April 1 to 14 in Abuja, Nigeria.
The team departed for Benin Republic on Wednesday.
The Sports Secretary of the Nigeria Customs Service, Samuel Onikeku, appreciated the Comptroller General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi MFR, and his management team for approving the training tour.
He emphasised that the tour would allow the players and coaching crew to assess their level of preparedness for the upcoming championship.
Onikeku expressed confidence in the team’s potential to make a strong impression at the tournament, citing the support received from the Federal Government of Nigeria, particularly through the First Lady, Her Excellency Senator Oluremi Tinubu CON.
He said, “The volleyball team has traveled to Benin Republic for a 10-day training tour. The players have been in camp since February, and this tour will provide them with an opportunity to compete against teams outside the country.
“I want to appreciate the Comptroller General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi MFR, and his management team for approving this training tour.
“During the training tour, Nigeria Customs Service will take on strong opponents from Benin Republic, Ghana and Togo.
“The support we received from Nigeria’s First Lady, Her Excellency Senator Oluremi Tinubu CON, has been tremendous, and the team is committed to making the country proud.”
He said the service is determined to better their position after finishing fourth place in 2021.
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