Lagos to host multiple World Sporting Championships in 2022

The Chairman, Lagos State Sports Commission (LSSC), Sola Aiyepeku, on Saturday said that the state is set to host major World sporting Championships in 2022. Ayepeku made the revelation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sidelines of the closing ceremony of the Asa Sports Week, held at the Mobolaji […]

The Chairman, Lagos State Sports Commission (LSSC), Sola Aiyepeku, on Saturday said that the state is set to host major World sporting Championships in 2022.

Ayepeku made the revelation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sidelines of the closing ceremony of the Asa Sports Week, held at the Mobolaji Johnson Sports Centre, Rowe Park, Yaba.

NAN reports that the LSSC hosted a four-day Traditional Sport Fiesta, tagged “Asa Week”, which comprised indigenous games invented in the state and other states of the federation.

Aiyepeku posited that the drive by the state government to positively harness the strength of the youths is already yielding positive results as more youths are now engaged in sporting activities.

“If we engage them positively, all these vices, like `Yahoo Yahoo’, will be turned into positive energy that we can be proud of, and that is why we have increased the number of sporting competitions in Lagos.

“Lagos State has agreed to host at least one major World Championship for each sport come next year. Our governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has given us the best incentive to achieve that,” he said.

Aiyepeku explained that Lagos State aims to achieve its objective of expanding its frontiers in sports by investing heavily in sports infrastructure.

The five sporting events, namely; Ayo olopon, Kokowa, (Traditional Wrestling), Lambe, (Traditional Boxing), Langa (Traditional Hopping) and Abula (Traditional Volleyball) were competed for at championships.