Internationally recognized business mogul and
philanthropist, Prince Ned Nwoko, has said the creation of the first Sports University
in West Africa, All-Stars Sports University, Idumeje, Delta State, is a
fulfillment of the desire to see Nigeria, and by extension, Africa,
trailblazing world sporting achievement.
Reacting to the
development, Prince Nwoko said: "The project has not only been in the
pipeline since 2017 but has been a burning desire and one of the bills I
proposed while in the House of Representatives, which has finally seen the
light of the day."
However, there
is a misconception that sports hamper a child’s dedication to academics. While
other higher institutions do sports as a leisure activity, the All-Stars Sports
University will take sports in the academic world as a lifestyle to build
careers that will enable individuals to make their mark and edge their exploits
into the accounts of history.
"The
university is modeled to pursue the advancement of learning in specialized
areas of sports development, including management, as well as to conduct
specialized professional coaching courses, and research to
advance various breakthroughs in sports."
Nwoko decried
unfounded tales to discredit the good work of some online media suggesting that
the university is an Islamic center in disguise.
He noted,
"Due to its geographical location and cultural reservations, coupled with
the malicious propaganda of the erroneous and misleading tale, tension was
generated and the attention of different investigative entities and panels of
inquiry at various levels, including the Nigeria Police Force, was attracted.
The various
reports and inquiries after the investigation had one basic fact in common;
that the university was constructed for the purpose it was labeled, a sports university and nothing more.
"I,
therefore, call on all and sundry to eschew peddling malicious tales and
support my vision of rewriting the sporting narrative of our country."
The business
mogul disclosed that "the university is taking off with a secondary school
section to scout athletic talents from infancy to proactively improve the
number of athletes who finish their education with credentials/training for
both sports and non-sports careers to nurture growth and transition.
Above all, the university will be a source of employment for thousands of residents of the host community and beyond.
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