Stakeholders Call On Government, Organisation To Support School Sport For Talent Discovery

 

Olayinka Shokoya, founder and Chief Executive Organiser(CEO) of Elite School cup on Friday called on Corporate Organisations and  individuals for support to discover more talents through school sport.

Shokoya made the call during the Conference Cup competition a grassroots sports development programme for Ikorodu division held at Kith and Kin sport complex, Ebute Ikorodu, Lagos. 

He noted that the Conference Cup competition in it's second division had grown with benefits, hence there was a need for more participations.

"This is the second conference that we have out of the four core conferences that in Lagos, we have just concluded that of Epe and now at Ikorodu conference.

"We thank God for schools that are here; because scouts are around to identify talents.

"We are calling on spirited individuals, sport enthusiast, Organisations and government at all level to support and sponsor event such as this where budding talent can be discovered,'' 

Shokoya, who was the main organiser said that each champions that emerged among all the conferences would participate and compete together at the grand finals.

"We have more games that will be included to have a larger competition.

"I commend all the participating schools especially the owner of Kith and Kin educational school for supporting the competition with facility to host the games. 

"Our children should concentrate on thier studies, while they also have the opportunity to also showcase their talents.

"This kind of competition will enable some students discover their talent and be fit to feature in  FA competition,'' he said.

Shokoya added: "We can see that the school that represented Lagos State in the MILO football competition for secondary School were discovered through competitions like this event.

"We are getting our objectives right but we needed funding, partnership and collaboration," he said.

Also speaking, Kaoli Olusanya, Chief Learning Officer (CLO) said there are three important domain in education which are the effective, cognitive and the psychomoto for young people to be roundly educated.

Olusanya said it is important for the children to be skilled in the three domains in which one of it the psychomoto to build a healthy body system that would make them engage effectively in class.

However, he said his school was ready to partner with the organisers of Elite school cup for sustainance and make it an annual event in Ikorodu division.

"This sport event is exciting and interesting, our philosophy is not just to turn students to only classroom but also to engage them in different sporting activities so that they can discover their talents.

The captain of Kith and Kin school football team,  Mustpha Badejo commended the organisers and also called for more support.

Abigail Apute, Basketball team member of Charismatic International school said the competition was interesting and encouraging which gave opportunity as girl child to discover her talent.

The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that winners in various sport event would compete at the conference cup final.

10 schools both male and female competed in different categories of sport such as Basketball, Football, Chess and Volleyball in the conference cup in Ikorodu.

In football, Frontrunner college won the boys category while Davidhall college won girls finals.

In Basketball Topfield college won the boys category while Kigsfield college win the girls category.