Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has constituted a five-mwmber Ondo State Football Agency Management Committee to revitalise state-owned football clubs,
It comprises individuals with diverse expertise in sports management and will operate directly under the Governor’s office.
A statement by his spokesman, Ebenezer Adeniyan, listed the committee members as:
- Divine Ogbonnaya – General Manager;
- Segun Joseph;
- Awosakin Iloyomade – Football Association Representative;
- Iyabo Ajanaku and
- Dapo Ajibade – Marketing Consultant.
The committee will manage the affairs of the Sunshine Stars Football Club, Sunshine Queens Football Club and Sunshine Stars Under-19.
This development follows the Governor’s earlier promise to take necessary measures to ensure Sunshine Stars and Sunshine Queens’ swift return to the nation’s premier leagues.
Aiyedatiwa tasked the new management committee to conduct a comprehensive review of the football clubs’ challenges and reverse their downward trajectory.