Ahead of the forthcoming Nationwide League One (NLO) 2022/2023 season, Olukismet FC unveiled new players to the press, supporters’ club, and the management of the team at the Inspiration Hotel and Suits Ikere Ekiti.
Addressing the new players during the unveiling ceremony, the President of the team Prince Olumide Festus Adegboye who was ably represented by the Team Manager Mr. Fakunle Isaac, and Secretary Mr. Ogundipe Abiodun Bright, while welcoming the new players said, Olukismet is precious and is endeared in the hearts of Ikere people, hence the need for the players to brace up for the new challenge in their new environment.
The Team Manager on behalf of the President also took turns urging the players to be disciplined, committed, and dedicated.
While assuring the players of continuous support to the club, the CEO of Olukismet Group of Companies commended the team for the outstanding performance it recorded last season and called for improved performance to be commensurate with the companies’ expenditure on the team.
“We want to see the team challenging for a promotion to the second tier of the Nigeria League, next season”. Mr. Fakunle Isaac said.
The CEO of Olukismet Group of Companies assured the players of constant payment of their monthly entitlements, saying that, Olukismet FC is not a salary-owing club.
Delivering his speech at the ceremony, the CEO of Olukismet Group of Companies and President of the team Prince Olumide Festus Adegboye who was represented by the Club’s Team Manager and Secretary, expressed satisfaction with the quality and high-profile players the Coaching Crew had assembled and urged the players to feel at home, settle down and enjoy the natural resources the State is endowed with.
The Coaching Crew were charged to continue with their good work, saying there would always be reactions and counter-reactions from the public as regards the runnings of the club but they should not get distracted and rather concentrate on building a solid team that will continue to flag the team high.
In his remark, the Head Coach of the team, Atobaje Oladeji Gabriel thanked the CEO of Olukismet Group of Companies and the Management of the Club for the utmost support accorded the team and said with maximum financial support from them to the team will topple last season’s performance and challenge for a place on the promotion to the Nigeria National League (NNL).
The Head Coach also added that; with the caliber of players available now, he’s confident that Hollumy Boys will perform very well with good football artistry and positive results in the fast-approaching NLO season, he concluded.