The Adoption Campaign by the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports may have started yielding dividend following the confirmation by the Sports Minister, Sunday Dare, the business moguls, Alhaji Aliko Dangote and Adebutu Kessington (also known as Baba Ijebu), have pledged to renovate the Moshood Abiola Stadium in Abuja and the National Stadium in Lagos respectively.
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This was disclosed during the Adopt Campaign for sports in Nigeria held Monday at the Civic Centre in Lagos, at the instance of the FMY&SD.
Dangote is a well-known figure in sports circle after his numerous philanthropic gestures especially to the Super Eagles but Chief Kessington who as been sponsoring football at the grassroots level is on the national limelight for the first time.
While Dangote will take charge of the Moshood Abiola Stadium in Abuja, Kessington who is into sports betting business is expected to renovate the dilapidated National Stadium in Lagos, according to the hints given by the Sports Minister during the Adoption Campaign event on Monday night.
The Adoption Campaign has three components: To adopt a home-based athlete is at a cost of $10,000, and to adopt a foreign-based athlete is $20,000.
According to the minister, all proceeds from the campaign will go to the athletes, pay their coaches, their therapists and other necessary things to prepare them for the Olympic Games.
