Preparations for the Adron Homes Estates Sports Festival are fast gathering momentum, with Ex-Super Eagles captain Daniel Amokachi giving his endorsement to the games slated for August 19, 2023, at the newly built Olori Aderonke EmmanuelKing Recreational Park, located at Shimawa town, which is also, the first ever sports complex built in any estate in Nigeria.
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The ultra-modern sports complex which is named after the wife of the Group Managing Director of Adron Homes and Property Limited, Aare Adetola EmmanuelKing, comprises a hybrid synthetic pitch, running track, basketball court, and Disney-like children’s play park, is the first in any modern-day estate in Nigeria, will host the first Adron Homes Summer Games for children of the residents of the City of David, as well as, other Adron Homes Estates residents aged 6-17 years.
Speaking ahead of the sports festival, Group Managing Director of Adron Homes and Property Limited, Aare Adetola EmmanuelKing, said he is determined to ensure that the games are very successful and also a yearly event.
“I want to ensure that this first-ever summer sports festival is successful and also a yearly event. Adron Homes and Property Limited would not relent in its avowed commitment towards promotion of healthy living and good life amongst its staff and members of the public,” he assured.
Daniel Amokachi, who is the Adron Homes Games Ambassador for 2023, and was the Special Assistant, Sports, (SA), to the immediate past President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, stated that he is eagerly looking forward to the games, which would see participants taking parts in games such as football, basketball, table-tennis, scrabble, and other sports events, and also winning prizes that include scholarships to the distinguished athletes.
On his part, the Chief Executive Officer of Match International Limited, Waidi Akanni disclosed that the mini-sports festival which is one of the several Corporate Social Responsibility programs of the leading estate company, is set to set a benchmark for grassroots sports development and sponsorship in the world of corporate sports engagement.
