Loyola College Old Boys Association,Ibadan hands over renovated sports Field to Alma mata

From Ogundele Olanrewaju

As part of the effort to assist the government in its agenda to revamp the dying educational sector and also as a way to give back to the society through their alma Mata, Loyola College Old Boys Association LOCOBA has commissioned and handed over to the school the newly renovated sports field.

The sport field which was commissioned in the school premises on Friday 29th April has a football pitch with natural grass and an Olympic size sprinting track.

While handing over the sport field to the principal of the school, the old boys association made it known that it is a way of giving back to the school and also to add to the effort of the government in making sure that public schools are revamped and returned back to their glory days.

In his speech, the national president, Loyola College Old Boys Association, Professor Olufemi Ogungbe noted that it is a fantastic effort from the 1981 set on behalf of the old boys association and that it is just the beginning of the things the school should expect from the association.

He thus encourage the government to build on the foundation that they have laid by turning the sport field into a type that can host competitions locally and nationally.

While answering questions from newsmen, the chairman of the Loyola College Old Boys Association 1981 Set, Mr Luqman Ismail stressed that the aim of the old boys is to help contribute to a school system where it is not just book but where students can combine one or two things with academics and one of such is sports.

He maintained that student should be able to combine academics and recreation since all works without play makes jack a dull boy. He further maintained that when students are involved in sporting activities, it will give them less space to indulge in social vices and negative activities.