Adopt-A-Talent's Training Centres, Coaches Unveiled

Management Committee of the Adopt-A-Talent Sports Programme has shortlisted three centres spread across Lagos State as training venues for the athletes and also unveiled coaches who will handle these athletes in various sports in the programme.

Adopt-A- Talent Sports Programme is the initiative of the Office of the Principal Senior Assistant on Grassroots Sports Development to Governor Raji Fashola headed by Prince Wale Oladunjoye.

The shortlisted centres are University of Lagos Sports Centre where athletics, basketball and football players will be trained.

Mobolaji Bank Anthony Sports Centre, Rowe Park, Yaba will play host to table tennis players, while boxers will be trained at the famous Jalisco Sports Centre in Oshodi area of the state.

Coaches who will be handling the athletes include Tajudeen Disu, former Nigerian international, who is in charge of football, he will be assisted by Jide Oguntuase and Oletu Williams

Coach Joe Mensah, the handler of the World Boxing Council, WBC Welterweight challenger, Nigerian Olusegun Ajose will be in charge of boxing. His assistants are Omotayo Babafemi and Daniel A.F.

The former Athletics Federation of Nigeria, AFN’s chief coach, Toni Urhobo with Uruemu Adu and Dele Solomon as assistants will take charge in athletics.

Coach Orukotan Oluwole is in charge of table tennis, while Olasumbo Saliu Dele and Ganiyu Kadiri will assist him.

Coach Ganiyu Otenigbagbe will handle basketball, with assistance from First Deepwater Basketball Club coach, Lateef Erinfolami and Olamide Agbeseyi.

Volleyball’s coaching crew is headed by Suraju Olajide, while Kudus Ayoola Sanni and Sanni Mohammed are his assistants.

The Central Working Committee of the programme has six sports administrators under the chairmanship of Prince Oladunjoye.