Awoniyi constructed a modern-day dressing room for Sheikh Abdulkadir College, Ilorin, Kwara State.
Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Kwara State Chapter has commended Super Eagles striker, Taiwo Awoniyi for constructing dressing rooms for his boyhood club, Unicorn Football Academy (UFA), Ilorin.
Pulse Sports reports that Awoniyi constructed a modern-day dressing room for Sheikh Abdulkadir College, Ilorin, Kwara State.
Awoniyi was discovered at Sheikh Abdulkadir College before he represented Nigeria at the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup and went on to win the tournament.
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Taiwo Awoniyi beautifies Kwara Secondary School with a modern-day dressing room
Awoniyi was discovered at Sheikh Abdulkadir College before he represented Nigeria at the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup and went on to win the tournament.
The Chairman of Kwara SWAN, Ayodeji Ismail who led other executives to the newly constructed dressing room, located at Sheikh Abdulkadri College in Ilorin, Kwara State, on Saturday, said the kind gesture of the former Flying Eagles striker will inspire other established players to give back to their society.
Ayodeji hoped that the completion of the second phase (laying of synthetic pitch) would help to unearth more talents for Ilorin, Kwara State capital.
He said, "Indeed it is a fantastic and laudable initiative by the Nottingham Forest striker to build a dressing room for his boyhood club, Unicorn Football Academy.
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“This project epitomises the concept of 'the business of football’ and how crucial infrastructure is in football development.
"This is truly evidence of the importance of the private sector in grassroots football development and SWAN believes the facility will inspire the young players of the academy to pursue football as a career and not recreation", he added.
Ayodeji charged other well-meaning Kwarans scattered across the globe to ensure they contribute their quota to the development of sports in the state.
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