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Our Aspiration is to have best 2024 Olympics outing, House committee on Sports

Published

10 months ago

May 31, 2024

…Gives NOC President Gumel Five-day Ultimatum To Appear Before Committee

Joel Ajayi

The House Committee on Sports on Thursday has revealed that the desire of the green chamber is to ensure better preparation that will bring best result for the team Nigeria for the forthcoming 2024 Paris Olympics, not to fighting anyone.

The Chairman of the House Committee on Sports, Hon. Ekene Adam, stated this after it rescheduled meeting with the NOC in Abuja to assess the country’s preparation for the forthcoming 2024 Olympics in Paris, France.

He explained that although some people think he is fighting them, the aspiration of the House is to see the advancement of sports in the country.”

According to him, the president of the federal republic of Nigeria, his Excellency, President Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu is keen and concerned about the impact of sports on its citizens, and as such, the committee is saddled up to interface with the NOC to know how prepared they are in the build up to the games—–knowing that the Olympics is a serious business that should not be treated with kids gloves, as winning will not occur on grounds of serendipity.

“Nigerian’s wants to hear from him about the preparation for the Olympics, the president of the federal Republic of Nigeria has interest in sports, and he demonstrated it yesterday in the one year anniversary celebration to tell Nigerians that he wants to take the country to the next level using sports which is a unifying factor in this country”

“Sports is the only vehicle that gives the synergy to move the country forward, so we just asked the Olympics committee to go and appear before the house by thursday next week so that they can brief us proper over the preparation of the Olympics”

“Anybody that comes here apart from the president on proxy we might say no, so we felt, we should invite him in person, and let him respect the voice of the country to appear before the house next week”

Meanwhile, for NOC members who was at National Assembly Complex without its President, Engr. Habu Gumel, the House Committee on sports Thursday refused to meet with the members of the Nigeria Olympic Committee who was led by the vice president, Chief Solomon Ogba.

However,, the Honourable Ekene Adams led committee issued a five day ultimatum to Engr Habu Gumel to appear before the house to explain to Nigerians their level of preparation ahead of the start of the games.

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Toronto FC Canada puts Ademola Kuti on watch list for summer transfer

Published

8 hours ago

March 14, 2025

The Gleamer

Former Lobi Star FC striker Ademola Kuti has been put on the watch list of Toronto FC of Canada for summer transfer due to his goal scoring ability in 18 yard box

Kuti started his football career with Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) Lobi Stars Football Club before moving to Al-Fujuirah a top division club in Dubai, where he continued to showcase his talent.
Kuti also played in the Indian Super League Minerals Academy FC and Ghana’s Heart of Oaks one of Africa’s biggest clubs.

Ademola kuti has also had spells with several other African teams, AS Sondep football Club, Niger.
Currently, he is a free agent, and there is growing interest from a team in Canada called Toronto FC looking to secure his services.
Nicknamed commander-in goal, kuti has worked with Diego Maradona and host of other talented coaches both in Africa and Europe.

The 6ft tall striker is a positive minded person who’s presence in any team always add glamour and competitiveness therefore giving recognition to the team.

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