Oyo Allocates ₦110m For Falconets’ World Cup Qualifier In Ibadan

Oyo State Government has approved the sum of N110million to hosting Nigeria’s U-20 women’s nationalist shot team, the Falconets, up of their 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup qualifying lucifer against Rwanda.

The Falconets volition play the return-leg lucifer against Rwanda Saturday, September 27, astatine the Lekan Salami Stadium, Adamasingba, Ibadan, Oyo State capital.

The Commissioner for Works successful the state, Abdulmojeed Mogbojubola, connected Tuesday told writer aft the authorities Executive Council presided implicit the Acting Governor Bayo Lawal that the N110m was approved to screen logistics, accommodation, feeding, information and different expenses during the team’s enactment successful the state.

“A full sum of N110 cardinal has been approved to screen logistics, accommodation, feeding, security, and different related expenses during the team’s enactment successful the state.

“The qualifying lucifer betwixt Nigeria and Rwanda is scheduled to instrumentality spot successful Ibadan, bringing nationalist attraction to the metropolis and reinforcing its presumption arsenic a hub for large sporting events,” Mogbojubola told newsmen.

The commissioner stressed that the authorities government’s enactment for the Falconets was portion of a broader strategy to beforehand sports improvement and younker empowerment crossed the state.

He noted that hosting the nationalist squad volition not lone boost morale but besides encourages section athletes and young shot talents wrong the authorities to aspire to planetary standards.

“This inaugural aligns with Governor Seyi Makinde’s Roadmap for Sustainable Development (2023–2027), which includes deliberate investments successful youth-focused and sports-related programs,” helium added.