Arrangements are in top gear by the Kwara State Beach Soccer Association to stage maiden edition of the Kwara State female U 17 Beach Soccer tournament in Ilorin, the State Capital.
According to the Chairman of the Local Organising Committee, Mrs Abimbola Olaoye Confirmed to journalists in Ilorin that the tournament will hold in April at the Kwara State stadium complex after the association had received an approval from the women’s Development Committee of the African Beach Soccer Union, South Africa.
Mrs Olaoye acknowledged the support from the Chairman of the Association, Alhaji Abdullateef Adedeji and it Patron, Prince Oladimeji Thompson, explained that the Competition is aimed at discovering talented female beach soccer players and to also improve awareness about the game in the State.
She applauded the milestones and giant strides of the Present administration in the areas of sports infrastructural development across the state, noting government’s efforts and investment in Sports development from the grassroots is unprecedented.
She however solicited for government and other Stakeholders assistance in their bid to organise an acceptable and befitting first ever female beach soccer tournament
