Ogun FA boss wants war against age cheats

   

The Chairman, Ogun State Football Association, Ganiu Majekodunmi, has urged stakeholders in sports to engage in collaborative efforts in the war against age cheats in sports.

Majekodunmi said at the draws ceremony for the maiden Sir Kessington Adebutu U-18 Football Championship in Abeokuta on Saturday that the campaign was necessary for sports development in the country.

The chairman said that the championship, for grassroots development, was to discover hidden talents to nurture them to stardom.

He said that the ongoing effort of the Nigeria Football Federation in the conduct of MRI tests for members of the Golden Eaglets was a welcome development.

According to him, the NFF has taken the right decision by screening out those that could have brought international embarrassment to the nation at various cadet championships.

The chairman expressed delight at the presence of more than 5,000 youths for the screening in Abeokuta and described their turnout as “healthy for the game’’.

The sponsor, Adebutu, popularly called `Baba Ijebu’, stressed the importance of sports in human capital development in any society.