Amosun tasks Uplift players

The Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, has charged the 22 members of the Uplift Football Team not to neglect their academic pursuit at the expense of developing talents.
Amosun said “education is the key no matter your depth of talents.”
The governor gave this admonition during the official presentation of the pioneering 22-member of Uplift Football Team, following their arrival from a two-week football training programme at Udinese FC in Italy.
According to Amosun: “You need education alongside the football you are playing to do better in your career.
“We would not allow your education to suffer.
“We would monitor your academic performance as you go on in life.”
Amosun expressed his satisfaction about the testimony that the Italians were impressed with the team’s disposition during their stay in Udine.
He cited the likes of Chief Segun Odegbami, Ambassador John Fashanu and late Muda Lawal among other illustrious sons of Ogun State who had done the nation proud in the world of the round leather game with their attitudinal excellence.
Earlier in her remarks, the Amosun’s wife and the initiator of UPLIFTing Under-15 Grassroot Football programme, Olufunso Amosun, said members of Uplift Football Team emerged as the best 22 male footballers between ages 13 and 15 across the state, having been assessed by reputable footballers.
She explained that some foreign clubs had indicated interest in partnering with the team as a result of the exceptional performance by the players during their programme in Italy.