Obasanjo, Iya’Adura, Nwoko to Launch Chioma Ajunwa Sports Centre

All is now set for the launching of the Chioma Ajunwa Sports and Youth Development Centre. The event is scheduled for October 8, 2021 at the MUSON Centre, Lagos is a bold attempt at kick starting private participation in grassroots sports development in Nigeria.

The event has been scheduled to kick off at 4pm.

Former Nigeria President, Olusegun Obasanjo has been listed as the Father of the Day. Rev. Mother Esther Ajayi a.k.a Iya’Adura will be chairperson of the day, while sports philanthropist, Prince Ned Nwoko is the chief launcher of the event that will also mark the 25th Anniversary of Chioma Ajunwa winning the Olympic women’s long jump gold at Atlanta in 1996.

The Sports and Youth Development Centre under the auspices of the Chioma Ajunwa Foundation when completed, will boast of modern sports and educational facilities and will be available for the grooming of grassroots athletes.

“The facility will give talented youths the platform to excel in sports and academics,” said Ajunwa yesterday in Lagos.

“I took it upon myself as a challenge to establish a sports and youth development centre, having seen such in my many travels abroad. We need to develop our youths to prevent them from taking to vices.

“We are going to have a 250-bed hostel, a five-star hotel, a sports radio station, primary and secondary school as well as a vocational centre so that while training for sports, athletes can have education and prepare themselves for life after sports.”

Also speaking at the event, Prince Henry Amike, who is director-general of the Chioma Ajunwa Foundation, said the sports and youth development centre will be an all embracing sports facility. He added that athletes can be trained all year round.

The centre is to be located in Owerri, Imo State where the government has donated 2.5 hectares of land in prime location for the project.