Ladies in Golf calls for Government intervention in Golf

Ladies in Golf calls for Government intervention in Golf

Hassan Abdulsalam 20:40 - 09.07.2023

Alaba made the appeal at the Abeokuta Golf Ladies Club sign-in and out tournament held at the Abeokuta Golf Club, Oke Mosan.

The captain of Abeokuta Ladies Golf Club, Adetunji Alaba, has appealed to the government to invest more in Golf.

Alaba made the appeal at the Abeokuta Golf Ladies Club sign-in and out tournament held at the Abeokuta Golf Club, Oke Mosan.

The captain of Abeokuta Ladies Golf Club, Adetunji Alaba
The captain of Abeokuta Ladies Golf Club, Adetunji Alaba

She added that the Government shouldn't focus only on Football but on all other sports, especially Golf.

She said, "Instead of the government focusing their power on football, why don't we look for other chances, other places where we can bring younger people on board?

"We have young people that are lying there that are fully talented, but they got no sponsor.

"People go outside to represent Nigeria every day, we have international competitions lined up, and just because we don't have sponsors, a lot of people could not go."

Adetunji Alaba

The new captain added that her passion for the game to represent the country made her determined and focused on the game.

"I started when my salary was just N7,500, it takes courage to do that. I was determined, and I was ready to represent my organization because I worked for the Nigerian police.

"So I was so desperate, I want to represent my country, so that was what brought me to where I am today," she said.

She confirmed that she will be representing Ogun state at the next National Sports Festival slated to be held in the gateway state in 2024.

Members of Abeokuta Ladies Golf Club

She added that she will also represent the country at International competitions including the Ghana Ladies Open.

According to her, "So National Sports Festival, I'm representing Ogun State officially, so when we talk about National level, I represented Nigeria in six countries.

"I was in Mauritius, Kenya, South Africa, China, and others. We have Ghana ladies open, we have Kenya ladies open that's coming up in a few weeks after my events, and we have Golf National."

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