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Ekiti FA announces resumption of football activities

The football association had earlier announced a 24-hour suspension in honour of late soccer referee, Success Ajibola.

• May 22, 2022
Ekiti Football Association
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The Ekiti Football Association has announced the resumption of all football activities after its 24-hour suspension in honour of late soccer referee, Success Ajibola.

The Ekiti football association gave this indication in a statement by its media officer, Ayodeji Okumnugba, on Sunday, in Ado-Ekiti.

Okunugba, according  to a memo signed by the media department of the Ekiti FA, the football ruling body, thanked everyone in the football ecosystem for abiding by the earlier directive.

The memo also said all matches in the Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji (BAO) Inter Local Government Football Competition begin on Sunday at designated centres across the state.

The Ekiti FA enjoined football lovers to observe a minute silence in honour of the departed football referee, at all venues for the BAO Inter Local Government Areas football competition.

Ajibola died on Friday as a result of injuries sustained from a motorcycle accident.

(NAN)

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