Some sports stakeholders in Ondo State on Thursday called for more investment in grassroots sports development programmes by government and private companies.
They made the call during the closing ceremony of the Sunday Olajide School Sports Competition at the Ondo State Sports Complex in Akure.
Dele Ajayi, the Ondo State Football Association Chairman, said it was important to help discover talents not only in football but also in other sports.
Ajayi hailed the sponsor of the programme, Hon. Sunday Olajide, for deeming it fit to return sports to its lost glory in the secondary schools.
The FA chairman urged government at all levels to continue to support and project sports at the grassroots level for coaches to have talents to select from during competitions.
Also speaking, Malachi Coker, a member of Ondo State House of Assembly, representing Ilaje Constituency II, hailed the sponsor of the event for his focus on sports.
Coker expressed satisfaction with the level of participation of secondary school students in the sports events.
Stakeholders call for more sponsorship of grassroots sports programmes
