All is set for the kick-off of the first Oba Maroof Oluwa U15 football championship, organised by Ajeromi-Ifelodun sports council, expected to kick off from August I, 2025.
At the draws held earlier in the week, the eight youth teams expected to participate in the championship have been pooled into two groups of four teams each.
According to the fixtures revealed by the Chairman of AJIF Sports Football Unit, Shola Omojoye, matches will be played in groups A and B at the Nathaniel Idowu football pitch, Oregie, Ajegunle.
Actions begin in group A when Alaska Football Academy trades tackles with Bright Futures Football Academy by noon. The second match of the group follows immediately at 1.30 pm, as Young Talented Football Academy challenges Future Star Football Academy.
On the same day, group B matches are expected to start at 3 pm, and the group opener pits Ajegunle United Sporting Club against AJ Chelsea Feeders Football Academy.
The last game of the day will be between
Young Stars Football Academy and Diamond Sport Academy.
The U15 Football Championship is ostensibly to honour and celebrate Kabiyesi Maroof Oluwa, who is an ardent sports lover and a badged football referee. It would also be recalled that the Oluwa of Iwa and Apapa Kingdom recently organised a youth marathon between Ajegunle and Lagos Island dubbed ‘Ajegunle-Isale-Eko’ Kids Marathon.
Also speaking on the football championship, Director-General of AJIF Sports Council, McAnthony Anaelechukwu, remarked that the football championship is one of the several sports activities planned by the sports council, as it continues to develop grassroots sports and positively engage the youths of the Ajegunle community.
Coach Michael Afonja, one of the coaches whose team will play the second match of the tournament, said, “I can’t give you names, but we are not going to be underdogs because we have a team that’s just growing, and every player is exceptional in their own.
“We are still working and not trying to put pressure on the kids, but watching their progress. I look forward to seeing them play.
“I must say I am not a regular coach like others. I am a football player trainer, sporting director, player agent/intermediary, and a social media influencer, he concluded.
