Lanreleke Sports Academic Will Be Nigeria's Factory For Sports Talents - Segun Odegbami

Lanreleke Sports Academic Will Be Nigeria's Factory For Sports Talents - Segun Odegbami

Ibraheem Lateef

Nigeria’s iconic football star, sports administrator, and broadcaster, Chief Olusegun Odegbami says the Lanreleke Sports Academic will be Nigeria's factory for sports talents, BSNSports.com.ng reports.

Founded in 2021, the Lanreleke Sports Academy in Ileogbo, Osun State is a co-educational, fully residential, and specialist Senior Secondary School.

Odegbami, who is regarded as one of the greatest football players to have ever emerged from Nigeria as well as the continent of Africa, while speaking at the 2-day Sports and Education retreat, said the consultants have impacted their knowledge on the student, while many have shown signs of striving to be the best in future.

"I and a group of co-consultants have been tasked with the responsibility of helping to achieve the vision of the proprietor of the secondary school, Engineer Lanre Adeleke, which is to combine sports and education and to take the school to a level that no other school in Nigeria has attained, and make it the very best of its kind in the world.

"We assembled a team of consultants who have spent the last 48 hours accessing the school, particularly in the area of academics and sports, so that the combination is perfect and achieves a desired objective.

"We brought in from the world of football, probably the most successful coach in the history of Nigeria's domestic club football, Kadiri Ikhana (MON).

"From the world of arts and culture, film and entrepreneurship, we have the very best Africa, a cinematographer, and filmmaker, Dr. Tunde Kilani.

"We had one of the best and few experienced administrators of the combination of sports and academics at secondary schools level in Nigeria, Mr. Denis Owumi.

"A special consultant from the United Kingdom, Mrs. Toyin Adejumo, who has been working with us at the Segun Odegbami Int'l College & Sports Academy (SOCA) brought her expertise in the area of education and developing a special methodology for the teaching of children who have challenges in learning to play, as we're aware of the fact that students who concentrate more on sports, encounter issues with their learning. So the management devising new methodology and is strategies in making sure our students become the best in terms of academics and sports."

"A consultant on sports business illuminated that part where gifted students can go professional with their careers in America and Europe or any enterprise related to sports."

During the retreat, Mrs. Adejumo had two different sessions with the academic staff and teachers of the school on methodology for teaching students.

Ikana a former Enyimba of Aba coach, had a practical session with all coaches and technical staff, regarding a special coaching program and technique for students/athletes under the age of 17.

Coaches and other technical staff engaged him, Owumi, and Kunle Ràji in football, Academics and professional academic careers, and others.

Recall, Owumi had a session with teaching and administrative staff, where he lectured on 'Combining Sports and Education to achieve measurable results an effective curriculum'.

The program ended with an inspirational/vocational talk on "New Media, film and Photography by Dr. Tunde Kelani and a film show, titled Maami.

Also speaking, the Chairman Implementation Committee of the academy, Lekan Adeleke said the retreat was to ensure that the school did not deviate from its objective of raising talents both academically and in sports.

He added that the retreat also provided an opportunity for the teachers and students to listen, learn and hear from the best minds in several fields.