By - Raji A. Olatunji
[Ibadan] - As the Oyo Five-a-side football league is set to kickoff officially in Grand style on Sunday 6th of August, 2017, There was an opening ceremony with an exhibition match on Saturday 5th of August 2017, between Team UI and Ibadan Entertainers at the Lead city International school, Jericho, Ibadan. Team UI took Ibadan Entertainers on a long distance ride by winning them with 8 goals to 3.
The opening ceremony started officially with the opening speech of the Oyo state commissioner for youths and sports, Mr. Abayomi Oke, he expressed his satisfaction with the planning put in place for the competition. The event was aimed at creating a sustainable economic system whereby leading brands in Ibadan can have fun and socialize outside work environment in order to achieve business networking and trade interaction among management and staff of corporate brands in Ibadan.
The organizers of the Oyo 5-aside football league, Footy Fanz|1207 in conjunction with the Ministry of Youth and Sports Development and Oyo State Football Association will take charge of the Family event which comprises (Football, Fun, Entertainment, Food, Drinks, Games, Health and Wellness) for two months at the Lead City International High School, Jericho, Ibadan. The event is scheduled to hold throughout all Saturdays and Sundays in August and September.
The activities lined up for the family event includes swimming, table tennis, aerobics, massage, spa, fitness and wellness session, games, trade Exhibition, business networking, tennis, basket ball, bouncing castles for children, choreography, dance, music, comedy, food and drinks, raffle draws amongst others.
The exhibition match which kicked off exactly at 03:32 pm was indeed an entertaining match as the players of the two teams played with caution and high level of intelligence so as to end the match with utmost success, the scoreline was indeed quite intriguing, as the spectators were quite thrilled.
Some prominent UI student entrepreneurs and ex-student leaders were part of the soccer team. The Team UI which included Tokunbo Salako (fmr. UISU president), Babatunde Badmus (fmr. UISU president), Chima (UI highest goal scorer), Mojeed amongst others, ended up being respected by Ibadan Entertainers which included Geejokes (comedian), chidoski amongst others, after a high level of performance by Team UI over Ibadan Entertainers even when it was Ibadan Entertainers that opened the game with 2 goals ahead before the leveler and final jubilation of Team UI with 8 goals in total to defeat Ibadan Entertainers.
Mrs. Folla Shittu, the leader of the skye bank team alongside her team members, students of the university of Ibadan, music artistes and other prominent individuals alongside children graced the Oyo Five-a-side football league opening ceremony.
CULLED FROM NUESA PRESS ORGANIZATION, UI
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