The third edition of the Professor Oyebode Cup 2024 is set to be the biggest and best yet, with the sponsor, Ekiti State commissioner for finance Hon. Akin Oyebode, committed to new initiatives to take the competition to new heights meeting up with global best practices.
While addressing the members of the fifth estate of the realm during a media parley, Hon Oyebode who expressed satisfaction with the success achieved in previous editions revealed that efforts are being made to further raise the quality of the tournament to discover more talents from across Ekiti state
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He emphasized the importance of giving a platform to the younger generation and young talents under the age of 15, charging the organizing Committee and other stakeholders to ensure that age cheat is not permitted so that the talents can be unearthed at the right age ahead of their journey to professional football
“In total, it is important that the games must be played in the right spirit, the players must be truly under the age, when we say under 15, it’s not just to win, It’s really more a talent development program than a winner-takes-all situation.
And after this year, we promise that we’re going to be back again next year, even bigger and better.”
And we hope that with all of the work that Dr. Mrs. Osetoba is going to lead, you know, especially with Ekiti United and Ekiti Queens, we hope to have a more sustainable footballing system in the state where, you know, we can have the right types of administration”
This approach aims to ensure that talented young players from all parts of the state are discovered and developed.
