Kunle Adelabu
The sports -loving representative of Ikorodu Constituency II in the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Aro Moshood Abiodun (AMA), has announced that his team, AMA Smile Foundation, will be organising tournaments for some indoor games like Table Tennis, Draught, Ludo, and Ayo -Olopon, this year.
AMA said that the proposed indoor games are to give residents who are not playing or have passion for football or snooker, the opportunity to also take part in indoor games of their choice.
The first -term lawmaker made the announcement at the grand finale of the maiden AMA Snooker Championship held at Super Mario Snooker Board, Igbe Akapo, Ijede LCDA, on Sunday.
“I want the love that has been displayed in the other tournaments that we have organized to radiate across the Ikorodu Constituency II. That’s why we said that we don’t want to make it about football alone, because not all of us that can play soccer.
“After the football and Snooker tournaments that we have organized, we are also going to stage tournaments for table tennis, draught, Ludo and Ayo Olopon in Ikorodu Constituency II this year”, AMA stated while revealing his plans.
AMA also said that indoor games development in Ikorodu Constituency II, has been adversely affected because of lack of indoor games facility, a situation he said would be corrected when the ongoing construction of an indoor facility at Igbogbo stadium, is completed.
“What is actually holding us back in organizing indoor sports is that we want the Lagos State Government to complete the Igbogbo Stadium that is nearing completion. With the indoor sports facility that is being constructed within the stadium, it will give us good opportunity to have space to organise tournaments for indoor sports with spectators sitting comfortably, because it is being built like a stadium arena”, the lawmaker said.
Aside from the just concluded AMA Snooker Championship, the lawmaker is also hosting maiden AMA Women Unity Football Championship and the 3rd AMA U 18 Star Youth Football Championship, both of which have entered the final stage.
Also, another football tournament, the AMA All -Stars Unity Championship, will commence soon.
