Seyi Joshua
The state of Osun FA chairman, Chief Rasaq Isola Mustapha (RIM) has hinted that, stakeholders have a lot to offer, if the elusive glory days of round leather game would be restored in the state.
The unfortunate circumstances bedevilling Osun football have been telling on the major state owned teams. There's a need to revamp the system, The chairman noted.
To ensure the fruition of his desire to revive the round leather game in the state, The Ajiroba of the source on Monday called on sports writers in the state to support his board in their quest to reposition the football development in the state.
"We have been meeting with stakeholders in the state to chat a new course for our football, countless factors have been identified as major bane to football development in the state. It is high time we suggest and proffer solutions collectively.
“Without press there is no football. Without reports, nobody will know what we are doing in terms of football development or management.
“We need you (journalists) and want you to work with us hand in hand to promote and move football forward in the state.
“I need you to work with us to reposition the football in the state; I want you as major stakeholder in the state to come around and work for development of football in the state,” he said.
Mr Yemi Aboderin, the Chairman of Osun SWAN, in his own comment congratulated the chairman on his emergence as the FA boss, commending him for recognising journalists as critical stakeholder to football development in the state.
Aboderin, also applauded him for identifying with the journalists, pledging the support of sports writers in the state to the course of sports growth and development.
He assured the FA boss that sports journalists would assist the state FA in promoting and projecting football in the state, especially at the grassroot.
The FA secretary in the state, Mr Abayomi Amoo had earlier reeled out the various football programmes lined up for the 2019/20 season thus; Federations Cup, Nationwide State League, Ogunjobi Cup Final (2018), Ogunjobi Cup 2019, Maiden Edition of Osun State Youth League, Ajiroba Ooni Football Competition and stakeholders meetings.
He noted that, sports writers would be part of the committees that would sparehead the programmes.
The new Osun FA chairman, who was elected on July 17, after the demise of Chief Taiwo Ogunjobi, had included it in his manifesto to restore the lost glory of football in the state which gave birth to the media chat.
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