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Minister Donate 50 Copies Of Sunday Olishe Book To FCT SWAN

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5 years ago

November 11, 2021

Joel Ajayi

Minister of Youth and Sports Development Chief Sunday Dare has from his manaminity donated 50 copies of book writen by an Olympics Gold medalist and former Super Eagles Coach Sunday Olishe to Sports Writers Association of Nigeria Abuja FCT chapter

Chief Dare stated this on Thursday in Abuja at the MKO Abiola Stadium when he inagurated committee to chat a 10 years football development master plan for Nigeria.

Olishe used the opportunity to present a copy of book to the minister of Sports and Minister was led by spirit to donated 50 copies of the book to the FCT Sports writers

According to the minister, in my small suport as the Minister of Sports, I personally donate 50 books published by Sunday Oliseh to Sports Wroters Association of Nigeria (SWAN) Abuja Chapter

The book titled: “Audacity to Refuse” by the legendary Sunday Oliseh’s where he wrote on an untold insider story from being a young footballer in Nigeria to starring in some of Europe’s greatest clubs.

The book also shares the Oliseh’s rise to worldwide fame, while dealing with innumerable trials and tribulations.

It will be recalled that the Former Super Eagles Captain Sunday Oliseh formally launched his autobiography, “Audacity To Refuse” on Friday, April 30, 2021.08

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

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4 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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