The game between ayicrip nellis against lof United football club will kick off the 2025 edition of the Peter David  international safer community summer football camp at the Npa football pitch  surulere Lagos 

The tournament is more than just matches, it’s a ground breaking initiative dedicated to fostering unity, significantly reducing crime and positively engaging youths during the holidays 

8 clubs will compete for honours in the under  10, 13, 15,  17 and above 

In the draws ceremony held on Monday the 8 were drawn into group a and b with 4 clubs each in the competition that will be decided in a knockout format 

Defending champion, ayicrip nellis football club are optimistic of retaining the title 

The objectives is to promote unity amongst the youth from diverse backgrounds and reduce crime and ant social behavior

Founder / Executive director, African Youths Initiative on crime prevention, Ambassador, Chris Ibe says  summer camp will help lower crime rates: by keeping hundreds of youths meaningfully engaged in positive activities throughout the summer

Chris Ibe who doubles as the president/CEO of Ayicrip nellis football academy adds that the 2day competition will foster

Stronger community Bonds

” we expect to create a vibrant, shared platform for collaboration, engagement, and celebration across lagosian communities . 

Regular physical activity will lead to enhanced fitness and greater awareness of healthy lifestyle choices among participants 

The tournament will provide essential exposure and opportunities for young, talented individuals who might otherwise lack a platform to showcase their skills” He said 

“The greatest motivation for this is to bring young people ,and engage them meaningfully,we don’t  want to leave any ungoverned space in their lives during this time around because it is said that the idle man’s mind is the devil’s workshop,so for young people while they are now on holiday outside school ,they have something,they have an alternative ,they have something different , something exciting , something amazing that will keep them focused ,their energies while also doing that they exhibit skills ,you know football skills,so this are some of the things we try to do,by bringing football clubs and academies across  Lagos to come and play ,they are not just playing because they want to play they play to compete in a very sportsmanship manner ,where they will take home trophies and medals,the good ones,the outstanding ones will also be spotlighted,appreciating them ,you know,the best goal scorer,the valuable player of the tournament ,this are some of the things we do ,we believe that by putting this tournament together young people will be good for it,and our community will be safe because they’ll not have space to practice any form of cultism, violence , extremism or radicalization even bullying ,they will not have space for drug and substance abuse ,this are some of the things we do to engage them .And it has really worked out I’m very very happy with the level of energy excitement  young people across the 8 selected clubs and academies we have shortlisted, you know everybody is expected to do something significant , something amazing ,and I do appreciate God ,also thanking our mentor who has also supported us in this project for a very long time Peter David he his Danish but based in Japan ,so we also have some Japanese, some of our partners,the Tayo foundation they’ll be coming to watch the boys in the hope of selecting some of them to start their professional career in Japan” He said 

Ayicrip nellis, lof United, Phoenix FC, 12 angels, Amata eagles, auxano stars, eze United and micheal may are the 8 clubs participating in the grassroots football competition

The grassroots football competition will run from August 28th  to 29th 

The 21st edition of the annual squash clinic tagged ‘SQUASHTIVAL’ came to a close on Friday, August 22, 2025 at the squash courts of the ikoyi club 1938 

This year’s edition saw over 50 kids from ages 5 to 18 taken through the rudiments of squash by renowned coaches of the section 

The summer camp which served off on August 4th is in line with the squash federation of Nigeria grassroots programmes in discovering young and talented athletes both  for state and national tournaments in the future

The clinic which is organized annually to teach the kids the basic principles of the game lived up to expectation as they displayed good knowledge of the game in a tournament that followed after the training session  to the admiration of their coaches, parents and guests 

Speaking at the end of the clinic,  Chairman  Squash Section, ikoyi club 1938 , Oluwole Sojinrin expresses happiness with the turnout of the kids and the successes recorded noting that with what he saw, the future is bright for squash in Nigeria

He explained that the essence of the training is to get the kids acquainted with the fundermentals of the game which is the first step to becoming champions

” I want to say that the clinic was a huge success because from the tournament played, you’ll discover that the kids are already getting acquainted with the game and the rules and we’ll keep.on mentoring them.

” We’re also planning to be organizing biweekly training section’s for them to enable them get more use to holding the racket, hitting the ball and as well as improve their knowkeynof the sports”, he stressed.

The chairman while appreciating their sponsors and club members who made it possible for the clinic to take place, appealed to corporate organizations to key into the activities of the section to aid the growth of squash  in the country.

Head Coach of the section, Samuel Omonroseghe who has been in the business for the past 50 years commended the children for the passion and dedication shown during the course of the summer camp 

Some of the kids who took part in the clinic namely;  five year old  Emeka Eze who emerged as the most improved player of the tournament and Osinachi Ekwe all expressed happiness for the opportunity given to learn and play the game they love 

All participants got squash kits and certificates while outstanding children were rewarded with gift items 

The annual children’s squash clinic was sponsored by The George Hotel and Amala.com kitchen

Over 100 Cyclists For Ajilete Grand Fondo Event In Ogbomoso

The Cycling Federation of Nigeria has thrown it’s weight behind the forthcoming ajilete grand Fondo cycling championship scheduled for ogbomoso in December this year 

Board member cycling federation of Nigeria Femi Thomas says the federation will be giving technical support to for a smooth running of the tournament commended cycling enthusiasts Adebayo Majolagbe for sponsoring the maiden edition 

Femi Thomas said sponsorship has been a challenge for the take of the grand Fondo competition which has been in the pipe line for long time

” Its a great opportunity for us to have this type of event because we believe the cycling federation has been trying in its own capacity in order to encourage the sports and seeing this type of event coming up we have no choice but to be able to surround and support the initiative because we believe it’s going to make a very good line up of opportunity for cyclists and then promoting the sports and like wise giving a role for the cyclists  enthusiasts,clubs,and professional cyclists to come together and being able to give fund to the community which they are visiting. and like wise using our sport in promoting such environment is a plus for us ,so we believe this initiatives will go a long way in projecting the community while also promoting th cycling in Nigeria” He said 

Cycling enthusiast, Adebayo Majolagbe States that the ajilete grand Fondo cycling  competition will positively impact on the growth of cycling in the country 

He adds that nigeria has talented cyclist who with a little support can become world Champions in no distant future 

“So Ajilete grand fondo is really going to help promote cycling ,and bring awareness to cycling in Nigeria , because it’s the first of its kind and the  idea is not just for cycling but to promote culture and tradition with cycling is something totally different it has its own uniqueness and that is what  this is all about .And I feel like once you get the proper coverage it will really help the cycling  community in Nigeria”  He said 

Over 100 cyclists from across nigeria will is expected to participate in the race which is open to all categories of riders 

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