DIRECTOR GENERAL, LSSC COMMENCES SPORTS FACILITIES INSPECTION

Director General, Lagos State Sports Commission, Mr. Ayodele Agbesanwa has commenced the inspection tour of sports facilities under the Commission with Rowe Park Sports Centre, Yaba, Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere and Onikan Stadium, Onikan.

Mr. Agbesanwa at the Onikan Stadium said that with the directive issued to the stadiums managers to open up these facilities for communities use, it was necessary to ensure that these facilities are in good shape and well maintained so as to serve the purposes for which they were meant for.

Onikan Stadium Turf

At Onikan Stadium, the Director General had a meeting with some of the tenants on the property and directed that they should ensure clean, healthy and attractive environment as the current environment is not acceptable. He reiterated that he would enforce the State environmental Law against them if they do not comply immediately.

Agbesanwa issued A warning to all the illegal occupants at Onikan Stadium to vacate the premises immediately or face the full wrath of the law for non-compliance. He directed the facility manager of Onikan to ensure that all directives and instructions are followed to the letter. While opining that, Onikan Stadium that has a memorable history should be brought back to its former glory days especially now that it would serve as home ground to one of the two Lagos Clubs that have gained promotion into the GLO Premier League.

DIRECTOR GENERAL, LSSC AYO AGBESANWA COMMENCES SPORTS FACILITIES INSPECTION

While at the Rowe Park Sports Centre,Yaba, the Director General disclosed that the Swimming Pool there will soon be given a facelift for the training of the State Athletes.

He further said that an area have also been created at Rowe Park Sports Centre, Yaba for a Gym for Lagos State Athletes and also for public use. He added that the Multi-Purpose Sports Facilities at the Centre is open to members of the communities for sporting activities, most especially schools for grassroots sports development.

Mr. Agbesanwa however enjoined both Public and Private Schools that are interested in using these sports facilities not to hesitate in approaching the Facility Manager for enquiries.

Young Basketball Player Slumps and Dies While Training

An athlete with the Dodan Warriors Basketball Academy has passed-on this Tuesday 29th September, 2015 while training alone on the Basketball Court of Rowe Park Sports Centre, Yaba, Lagos.

Oke Ayobami, the 22 years Old Athlete suddenly collapsed while training alone on the court and was attended to immediately by the Lagos State Sports Commission, Sports Medicine Centre Medical Team that were also located within Rowe Park Sports Centre. After Several attempts to resuscitate Ayobami, he was immediately transported with an ambulance to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja for further medical attention.

At LASUTH Emergency Unit, Dr. Kayode Michael, Head of Sports Medicine Directorate of Lagos State Sports Commission along with a Consultant immediately attended to the patient who was confirmed Brought – In – Dead (BID).

The officials of the Lagos State Sports Commission and the Dodan Warriors Basketball Academy Coach has since briefed the parents of the deceased, while his remains has been deposited at the mortuary awaiting coronary inquest to ascertained the cause of death.

The Director General of Lagos State Sports Commission, Mr. Ayo Agbesanwa along with other top officials have since officially visited the family of the deceased athlete to commiserate with them.

MOC hoists flags for DAWN Game

The hoisting of flags for the South-West Secondary Schools Games tagged DAWN Games was held yesterday at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere, Lagos.

Members of the Main Organising Committee (MOC) chaired by Wahid Oshodi attended the flag hoisting ceremony.

The MOC boss said at the ceremony that the hoisting symbolised the readiness of the host, Lagos to stage a glamorous competition.

“I want to tell our brothers and sisters that from other south-west states that we are expecting them for the Games. We want to show again that we can repeat the show and the glamour of the last National Sports Festival tagged Eko 2012 during the DAWN Games,” he said.

“The athletes and officials will experience the hospitality Lagos is known of at the championship. Everything from health, security and all those things that will make us put in place a glamorous competition are ready. The facilities are world class and by Friday this week, the Games will begin,” Oshodi said

The DAWN Games, which will kick off on May 16 to 24 and will be staged at three centres: Agege Stadium, Rowe Park Sports Centre, Yaba and the Teslim Balogun Stadium.

Over 2000 athletes from six states made up of Oyo, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Ekiti and host – Lagos are expected to compete in 12 school sports events.