Makinde hails 3SC, Team Oyo over successes

Oyo State governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde of Oyo has congratulated the Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) and the state contingent to the National Sports Festival, Delta 2022, on their respective successes at the weekend.

A statement issued on Sunday, indicated that the 3SC won the Nigeria Professional Football League’s Dozy Mmobuosi Super Cup at the weekend and were rewarded with a N100 Million Prize money.

Also Team Oyo, comprising athletes in different games at the just-concluded National Sports Festival, held in Delta, finished fourth on the medals table.

Makinde, in the statement, said that the successes of 3SC and Team Oyo are testaments to how far his administration has come in sports development.

“I am proud of our team, the Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC), who just won the Nigeria Professional Football League’s Dozy Mmobuosi Super Cup competition against Enyimba Football Club on Friday. Hearty congratulations.

“We look forward to an even better season in 2023 and beyond,” the governor said.

According to the statement, Makinde equally hailed Team Oyo, which finished the 21st National Sports Festival, tagged Delta 2022, with a haul of 50 gold, 51 silver and 62 bronze medals, to clinch the fourth position.

“Team Oyo moved up two spots from last year’s NSF medal’s table, Edo 2021, and also finished above Lagos State, which ended the 2022 edition in fifth position.

“The triumphs of the Oluyole Warriors and the Team Oyo at the respective competitions, showcases the never-say-die spirit of an Oyo man and his penchant for setting the pace in greatness.

“These victories recorded by Oyo teams in football and other sports, coming at a period very close to the 2023 general election in which Gov. Makinde is seeking re-election as governor of the state, is a worthy testament to how the governor has redefined sports in the state.

“It would be recalled how the administration placed a huge premium on sports development, beginning with the remodelling of the Lekan Salami Sports Complex, Adamasingba, and the building of mini-stadia across the state.

“The government equally made it a priority to encourage its teeming athletes and pay close attention to all the minutest sport details as well as allowing them a free hand to operate.

“With these successes of the Team Oyo and the 3SC, the entirety of Oyo State residents, who longed for a return to the pace-setting heights in sports for many years have now got the fulfillment of their aspirations,” Makinde stated

He further maintained that the successes were a toast to a greater Oyo State, where under his administration, sports development is being made to take the centre stage in driving its economic rejuvenation agenda.