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Alhaji Ganiyu Majakodunmi, president of the Football Association of the State of Ogun and member of the Executive Board of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), has declared that football has really “returned home” to the state of Ogun after the exciting victory of the Ogun 4-1 team over the Kwara team in the MKO Abiola Sports Arena during the sand during the sand during the sand during the sand during the sand during the sand during the sand during the sand during the sand during the sand during the sand during The sand during the sand during the sand during the sand during the sand during the sand during the sand during the sand during the sand during the sand National Sports Festival.
Passionately speaking with Sports247 immediately after the game, Majakodunmi painted a vivid image of the electrifying atmosphere that filled the stadium.
“You can see it tonight: the stadium is full of capacity. The people of Abeokuta and the state of Ogun are football lovers from beginning to end. They left thousands to support their team, and that type of passion is what football is about,” he said.
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Majakodunmi accredited the support of the state government to create the conditions that made this success possible. “We must thank our governor for their unwavering commitment to sports development. Renovations to the Mko Abiola sports complex have brought a new life to football in Ogun. This is a return home for football here.”
Reflecting on the result of the tournament, Majakodunmi expressed pride mixed with a little yearning: “I am very happy to have secured the gold medal in the male soccer competition and a bronze in the female category. Of course, I would have loved to win gold in both, it is the dream we all pray. But that is football; it teaches us patenting and resilience.”
He emphasized the broader meaning of victory: “This is more than a victory in the countryside. It is a statement about talent, dedication and the heart that Ogun State has in football. The future seems brilliant for our young players and we are committed to nourishing them.”
Alhaji Ganiyu Majakodunmi concluded with a message of hope and ambition: “Soccer is back at home in Ogun, and this is just the beginning. With continuous support, investment and passion, our goal is to become a power in Nigerian football.”
The National Sports Festival continues to highlight the growing strength of Ogun’s sports culture, with the Mko Abiola Sports Arena serving as a lighthouse of progress and pride.
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