Ogun seeks multinationals’ support in sport development
The Ogun State Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Mr. Afolabi Afuape has called on multinational organisations to join hands with government in the development of sports in the State.
Afuape made this known during the ongoing GTBank/Ogun State Principal Cup at the MKO International Stadium, Kuto, Abeokuta.
Afuape, who called on all major stakeholders and multinational companies to emulate the initiative of GTBank, said the aim of organizing the competition was to discover new talents at their tender age and groom them to be international stars in the nearest future.
He revealed that some talents discovered in season 1 to 4 of the competition are currently playing for Nigeria’s U-17 national football team.
“The best way to develop sport in the country is for Multinational Companies to collaborate with government at all levels, to discover raw talents. I want to tell you categorically that some of the talented ones discovered during the season 1 to 4 of the GTBank/ Ogun State Principal Cup competitions are currently in U-17 National team,” he said.