Ilaji Sports Resort Hosts Southwest Zonal Elimination for 22nd National Sports Festival

Ahead of the 2025 National Sports Festival, the Southwest zonal elimination stage is ongoing at Ilaji Sports Resort.

Recall that the National Sports Commission leadership had earlier announced different centres that Included Ibadan, Benin, Enugu , Kaduna, Plateau and Yobe states for various Team Sports at the 22nd National Sports Festival coming up in Ogun State.

Director General of the Commission, Hon. Bukola Olopade, who was at the Ibadan centre, said the Commission has provided all the needed logistics through the Department of Sports Festival and Grassroot Development, for all the zones to host a successful qualification.

” The Gateway Games in Ogun state will go down as one of the best organised Games in the festival history and for this to be achieved, we must have one of the best organised Zonal eliminations”, he stated.

Team Sports that are featured in the Zonal elimination phase Included Football, Volleyball, Basketball, Hockey, Cricket, Beach Volleyball, Abula, and Handball.