The second in the Series of the Ayoolopon City Challenge will begin on Wednesday, this week in Ile Ife, Osun State. Ile Ife will host the second in the series of the city challenge with the finals coming up on the third of October,2014.
Meanwhile the first in the series of challenge initiated by dekaizen worldwide limited and supported by MTN held in Abeokuta last weekend came to a festive close with the top five players in male and top four players in the female category qualifying for the grand finale scheduled for Oyo town, Oyo State.
Presiding over the closing ceremony of the Abeokuta Series is the Commissioner for sports and Youth development in Ogun State, Dr Lanre Tejuosho ably represented by the Director of Sports in the State, Adeshola Faleti, supported by his management staff.
Other dignitaries present include the chairman of National Union of Teachers,Ogun state, Comrade Dare Ilekoya, the MD/CEO Premium Sports, Miss Nkechi Obi, Mrs. Edun, the Iyalaje of Oba lipede ultra modern market, Kuto.
Others are the chairman Traditional sport Association in the state, Yomi Ononuga and Mr Ifeayin Otuya the MTN, Nigeria, Regional Trade Marketing Manager, representing the company.
Akanbi Rasheed from Abeokuta North LGA won the Male Open Challenge, while Aderonke Lawal from Abeokuta South LGA won the female open challenge.
Winners won various prizes which include Generator,gas cooker,Android phones with all the Nine qualifiers also getting cash subsidy from the organizer to enable them participate at the grand finale festival
the highlight of the closing ceremony was the donation of branded Ayolopon boards to the sports department of MKO polytechnic,University of Agric.(UNIAB) and Federal College of Education with the Sports Director of the Student Union Government present to receive the donation on behalf of their institution.
Other beneficiaries of the boards includes Ogun state SWAN,the NUT Ogun state branch, Kuto Market traders association and ogun state Traditional sports Association to encourage and promote the Ayoolopon for all initiative.
The grand finale festival and crowning of the Oba o'ta of the Challenge Series will hold in Oyo town from the I5th to I7th of October.
