Owan West Bubbles As 2019 Imoudu Cup Tourney Kicks Off

By Obaseki Anthony in Benin on November 15, 2019

All is now set for the 11th Edition of Pa Michael Imoudu Memorial Football Tournament for under-19 male and female teams in Nigeria.

The annual football tournament in memory of the first labour leader in Nigeria (Pa Michael Imoudu) is being put together by the Federation of Youth Soccer Clubs (FEYSOC) South South Zone.

The week-long soccer carnival that will hold from November 15 – 22, 2019 at Sabongidda Ora, administrative headquarters of Owan West local Government Area (Host/Sponsors) is expected to be declared opened today by the sports-loving Deputy Governor of Edo State, Rt. Hon. Comrade Philip Shaibu.

Pa Imoudu, who hailed from Oke-Ora, Owan West Local Government Area of Edo State, donated the trophy to FEYSOC in 1999 for grassroots football development in Nigeria.

According to the Executive Chairman of Owan West Local Government Area, Hon. Frank Ilaboya, the council is ready to stage the event, adding that the football tournament is coming at a time the council has set out programmes to engaged the youth of the locality meaningfully.

He said: “The history of the Nigeria Labour Congress can’t be told without the name Pa Michael Imoudu, who sacrificed so much for labour. He promoted and defended the rights and the social wellbeing of the Nigerian workers.

“For me the football tournament in his memory is coming at the right time, as we have lined up various programmes to engage the youth of Owan West Local Government Area.”                       

The Digital Chairman, as he is fondly called by his admirers, said that this year’s edition of Imoudu Cup will be different from previous ones as some fresh ideas will be injected into the tournament.

Meanwhile, FEYSOC National President, Alhaji Lawal Funtua, has congratulated Hon. Frank Ilaboya as one of the awardees by Edo State Government Agency, Edo Jobs Project, in recognition of his youth empowerment programmes.

Alhaji Funtua praised the efforts of the former Edo FA boss for meaningfully engaging the youth of Owan West local government area.

•PHOTO: Tournament Chief Host, Hon. Frank Ilaboya

Source Daily Sports

Posted November 15, 2019


 

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