Former Super Eagles; striker, Victor Ikpeba has urged the higher institution teams to at the 2019 Adron Games to take advantage of the opportunity and give their best at the Games.
The Games comes up from tomorrow (Friday) to Sunday at the University of Ibadan and will see athletic teams from all the higher institution competing in the GMD Challenge, while staffs of Adron Home, organisers of the game, will compete for honours in football, basketball, long jump and cycling.
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Ikpeba, who played football for Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) before turning professional, encouraged the University students to take the Games seriously as it may be a career booster for them. He stated that events like this will also help horn their skills and propel to become top stars.
“When I started playing football at YABATECH and didn’t know how far I will go but I kept giving my best and become a Super Eagles player and won gold at the Olympics as well as played at the World Cup. You can also rise from Adron Games to become world stars.”
He also enjoined the staffs to see the competition as a way of keeping themselves fit, noting that healthy mind would also function well in a healthy body.
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Adron Homes’ Group Managing Director (GMD), Adetola Emmanuel-king noted that the need to create beneficial sporting activities necessitated the institution of the Games.
He called on all members of staffs and the public to use the event to put themselves in good physical and mental