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Makinde Congratulates Team Oyo, 3SC over Victories

By Web News 575

Governor of Oyo State, ‘Seyi Makinde, has congratulated the Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) and the state’s contingent to the National Sports Festival, Delta 2022, on their respective successes at the weekend.

The Oluyole Warriors, as the 3SC is proudly known, won the Nigeria Professional Football League’s Dozy Mmobuosi Super Cup at the weekend and were rewarded with a N100 Million Prize money

Team Oyo comprising athletes in different games at the just-concluded National Sports Festival also finished fourth on the medals table.

A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, indicated that the 3SC’s and Team Oyo’s successes are testaments to how far the Makinde administration has come in sports development.

Governor Makinde said: “I am proud of our team, the Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC), who just won the Nigeria Professional Football League’s Dozy Mmobuosi Super Cup competition against Enyimba Football Club on Friday. Hearty congratulations.

“We look forward to an even better season in 2023 and beyond.”
The governor equally hailed Team Oyo, which finished the 21st National Sports Festival tagged Delta 2022, with a haul of 50 gold medals, 51 silver medals and 62 bronze medals, to clinch fourth position.
The Team Oyo moved up two spots from last year’s NSF medal’s table, Edo 2021, and also finished above Lagos State, which ended the 2022 edition in fifth position.

According to the statement, “the triumphs of the Oluyole Warriors and the Team Oyo at the respective competitions, showcases the never-say-die spirit of an Oyo man and his penchant for setting the pace in greatness.

“These victories recorded by Oyo teams in football and other sports, coming at a period very close to the 2023 general election in which Governor Makinde is seeking re-election as governor of the state, is a worthy testament to how the governor has redefined sports in the state.

“There can be no greater campaign messages in sport development than these: Makinde has reawakened the winning spirits of Oyo’s sport teams, taking the 3SC from relegation in 2021 to winning the Super Cup and moving the Team Oyo to fourth place on the medal’s table at the NSF. Things can only get better.
“With these successes of the Team Oyo and the 3SC, the entirety of Oyo State residents, who longed for a return to the pacesetting heights in sports for many years have now got the fulfillment of their aspirations under Governor Makinde.

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Delta 2022: Team Oyo Wins Medals in Cycling, Para-Powerlifting, Others

By Web News 685

As the National Sports Festival, NSF, tagged Delta 2022, enters “Day 3”, Oyo State athletes have so far won a total of eight medals in Taekwondo, Cycling, and Para-Powerlifting and expectations are high for more medals across the game centres.

The state contingent had a brilliant start with two Silver medals in a cycling event before the official opening ceremony.

In Cycling (mixed relay event), Durogbade Adejoke, Yekeen Tawakalit, Alabi Yemisi, Ibrahim Ramat, Ajibade Quadri, Adeyemi Oduayo and Shofolahan Abiodun all settled for a silver medal.

Also in a cycling team event, Team Oyo led by Durogbade Adejoke alongside her teammates, Yekeen Tawakalit, Ibrahim Ramat and Ajibade Quadri all grabbed a Silver medal.

Some members of Team Oyo female cycling team

In Cycling, (1000m sprint), Durogbade Adejoke and Yekeen Tawakalit (1000m/5000m) both won silver and bronze medals respectively.

Meanwhile, the quartet of Fatima Kazeem, Halimotu Hussein, Rashidat Yussuf and Sadia Akeem won a silver medal in the Table Tennis female team event while their male counterpart lost to Team Edo.

Team Oyo camp came alive this morning after Haruna Akamsoko was declared winner in Taekwondo.

Team Oyo in Para-Powerlifting saw Dauda Ibrahim passing his first three stages, 160kg, 165kg and 168kg and was announced to have won Silver behind Team Delta.

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Para Games: Team Oyo Beat Kano, Edo, Ondo to Finish Second in Medal Table

By Web News 637

Team Oyo have finished second with sixty Medals at the first Para Games tagged ‘Abuja 2022’.


Chairman, Oyo State Sports Council, Chief Gbenga Adewusi made the disclosure on Friday at the MKO Stadium, Abuja during the closing ceremony of the Games.


According to the Chief Adewusi, Oyo Team emerged second in the final medal table, which was endorsed by the Games Coordinator, Mr Peter Nelson.

Team Oyo grabbed 24 Gold 15 Silver and 21 Bronze medals in the six day competition which was keenly contested by twenty one states of the federation.


The General Manager of Oyo state Sports council, Mr Gboyega Makinde led Toyosi Osawe, a para power lifter and other 120 athletes and officials of Oyo State to receive the trophy which symbolises the unique and outstanding performance of the team at the closing ceremony.


The chairman, appreciated the efforts of the Oyo State Government under the leadership of Governor Seyi Makinde for the funding and provision of logistics that facilitated the participation of Team Oyo in the First edition of the Para games.


Director, Media and Communications of the sports Council, Mr Tunde Ajibike in a statement said Oyo State Athletes participated in Para Athletics, deaf sports, Canoeing, Para swimming, para table tennis, Karate, para power lifting and wheel chair tennis.

Olaolu Fawole

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Edo 2020: Team Oyo Bags 16 Gold Medals in One Day

By Web News 657

There was wild excitement in the camp of Team Oyo yesterday after the state’s athletes won sixteen gold medals in a day.

The state had won ten gold medals before yesterday’s sporting activities, with the hope of breaking the record of 2018 edition, where the state won a total of sixteen gold medals.

The Pacesetter Athletes later won gold medals in Weightlifting, Chess, Trado Sports Ayo Olopon, Tennis, Darts 701 and Long Jump, making it twenty six gold medals.

The state equally won silver and bronze medals in Cycling, Tennis, Wrestling, para table tennis, javelin and 4×400 mixed relay.

Speaking with Radio Nigeria, chairman, Oyo state sports council, Chief Gbenga Adewusi and the director of Organization in the sports council, Mr Kehinde Ojelowo described the gold medal rush as very surprising 

As Team Oyo goes into today’s games in anticipation of winning more gold medals, the state currently has twenty six gold, nineteen silver and forty one bronze medals. 

Olaolu Fawole