Rédaction Africa Links 24 with Guardian Nigeria
Published on 2024-01-29 03:13:43
Laolu Aranmolate, the Founder of the Nigerian Collegiate League (NCL), has high hopes for the impact of the championship on university football in the country.
He believes that the NCL will create an environment for budding talents in higher institutions to develop their skills and potentially become big stars in the future.
Aranmolate sees the NCL as a powerful force that brings together sports, community, and academic fervour.
He sees it as a platform that has the potential to transform university sports. The inaugural clash between the University of Lagos (UNILAG) and Babcock University at the UNILAG Sports Centre was described as a symphony of community unity, individual identity, and the pursuit of knowledge on the field.
Aranmolate believes that the league represents the hopes and dreams of university athletes who aspire to be part of something groundbreaking.
He also emphasized that the game went beyond a typical football match, describing it as a declaration of what college football could become.
While UNILAG won the match 4-2, Aranmolate stressed that the victory was more than just about goals; it was about the innovative vision that the NCL has for Nigerian college sports.
Aranmolate highlighted UNILAG’s star striker, Doyinsola Omotosho, who scored twice in the game, as an example of the caliber of athletes that the NCL hopes to nurture.
He emphasized that the focus of the league is not only on the game itself, but on providing a platform for exceptional athletes within the university communities.
With 1,800 students in attendance at the season opener, Aranmolate believes that there is a strong craving for sports among university students, and the NCL aims to provide premium sports entertainment to meet this demand.
He sees the league as a narrative of innovation, passion, and unwavering belief in the transformative power of sports. Aranmolate believes that the journey has just begun and that there are many more chapters to be written in the story of the NCL.
