AFSA Hails Hon. Adeyinka For Conveying National Grassroots Sports Summit
By Gabriel Kekong
Abuja (Core Reporters) The All Federal Capital Territory Sports Association (AFSA) has commended the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Grassroots Sports Development, Hon. Adeboye Anthony Adeyinka, for convening the long-awaited National Grassroots Sports Summit scheduled for Abuja next month.
The commendation was given during a courtesy visit to Hon. Adeyinka by the AFSA delegation led by its President and Chairman of Chairmen, FCT Sports Associations, HRM Sir Eze Ifeanyi Eke.
According to Sir Eke, the summit is a bold and timely intervention that will provide a lasting solution to the challenges of grassroots sports development in Nigeria. He noted that developing grassroots sports remains the most sustainable pathway to *discovering raw talents, curbing youth restiveness, creating jobs, and boosting national unity and economic growth* through sports.
He assured the SSA of AFSA’s full commitment to work with his office to actualize the vision.
In recognition of his contributions, the delegation decorated Hon. Adeyinka as an Ambassador and Icon of Sports Development and presented him with a Gold Medal and Trophy.
Earlier, the Director General of AFSA, Mr. Agbor Clinton, briefed the SSA on the Association’s programmes, reaffirming its vision of positioning Abuja as Nigeria’s hub for sports development.
Responding, Hon. Adeboye Anthony Adeyinka expressed appreciation for the honour and reaffirmed his office’s readiness to collaborate with AFSA. He also formally invited members of the Association to the *Grassroots Sports Summit holding in Abuja in November 2026.
