…as fans defy rain to cheer players
The Commissioner for Youth and Sports In Oyo State, Miss Wasilat Adegoke, has hailed the performance of Crown FC of Ogbomoso for defeating their Osun United of Osun state a convincing two goals to nill.
The Commissioner who was accompanied by the Permanent Secretary, Mrs Oladipo Ajoke and other top government officials at the Soun Township Stadium, Ogbomoso venue of the football match, said the players have consistently improved on their games.
The Commissioner, who was visibly excited after the final whistle hurriedly rushed to join the players on the pitch to celebrate with the team for their impressive performance during the game.
While commending and appreciating the diehard fans of Crown FC of Ogbomoso, for defying the first rainfall of the year in Ogbomoso to provide the needed moral support for the team, Hon. Adegoke appealed to them to sustain such high spirit even if the team was faced with challenges of securing necessary points to scale up on the log of the league table.
“Today’s match between our own Crown FC against the visiting Osun united was a good and impressive game. We thank God and I’m very excited that at the end of the game, Crown FC won convincingly and impressively.
” There’s still a lot to be done in terms of improvement but I’m excited to see how the management team and the coaching crew have improved on the team’s performance.
“His Excellency, Governor Seyi Makinde’s passion and commitment to youth and sports development has been exceptional and phenomenal and we want to as a ministry ensure that state government’s investments in the club is reciprocated with good and impressive results, that’s why we’re all here at the stadium to cheer the team to the well deserved victory.
“Those who watched this game can attest to how our players are consistently improving per game, I’m sure even Osun united didn’t expect what they met on ground in Ogbomoso so, I’m very impressed and urged them to keep improving and sustain the winning mentality for their subsequent games either on home soil or away match.” The commissioner said.
Earlier, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in and the Oyo North Senatorial Candidate of the party in the 2023 general election, Honourable Akinwale Akinwole also known as ‘Wolekanle’ hailed Crown FC for making the fans and the people of Ogbomoso proud.
Hon. Akinwale, who played host to the Commissioner and her entourage after the game described Miss Adegoke as an exceptionally passionate person about the development of sports and youth the well-being of youths in the state while expressing optimism that the team would continue enjoy more support from him as a diehard sport lover.
