Sports chief applauds Telecommunication providers on grassroot development

Lagos State Commissioner for Youths and Sports, Wahid Oshodi, has applauded Airtel for its contribution to the development of grass-roots football through the Airtel Rising Stars U-17 championship.

Speaking while receiving a delegation of Nigerian youngsters, who participated in the Airtel/Arsenal  Soccer Clinic in Kigali, Rwanda, the Oshodi, who was represented by the Lagos Director of Sports, Dr Kweku Tandoh, expressed delight at the initiative and achievementsrecorded since the inception of ARS in 2011.

“I want to congratulate Airtel for creating this programme. In Lagos State, we encourage private partnership because the government cannot do everything alone. We find corporate organisations like Airtel involved in these developmental initiatives, it makes us proud. I want to thank the management for this,” he said.

He urged the ARS players to make their experience at the soccer clinic count in all areas of their lives and encouraged them to pursue formal education even to the tertiary level.