The Osun State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), through its Sports Committee, has released fixtures for the football matches and the list of participants for other sporting activities scheduled for the 2026 Press Week.
The competitions will feature football, table tennis, ludo and Ayo Olopon, with participating chapels and media organisations expected to compete in the various sporting activities.
The football matches will take place from Monday, October 26, to Tuesday, October 27, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. daily at Crescendo Field No. 1, Nelson Mandela Freedom Park, Alekuwodo, Osogbo.
According to the fixtures released by the committee, Rave FM will face OSBC in Group A, while Broadcast Consolidated will take on Correspondents Chapel in Group B. In Group C, NUJ Online Media Chapel will battle State Information Chapel.
For the table tennis competition, the registered participants are Ismail Azeez of Correspondents Chapel, Femi Ojo of Rave FM/WSTV, Ayodeji Akinloye of OSBC Chapel, Isa Isawade of NUJ Online Media Chapel, Seun Fakile of State Information Chapel and Adeniyi Ademole of Broadcast Consolidated Chapel.
The ludo and Ayo Olopon competitions are scheduled for Friday, October 23, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. at the Osun NUJ Press Centre, Iwo–Ibadan Road, near Technical College, Osogbo.
Participants registered for the ludo competition include Yetunde Oladejo of Correspondents Chapel, Foluso Ojo of Rave FM/WSTV, Oluchi Amuda of OSBC Chapel, Mrs Kafayat Olabomi of State Information Chapel, Mojisola Oladele of Broadcast Consolidated Chapel and Sola Aderinto of Osun Defender.
For Ayo Olopon, the registered participants are Lateef Dada of Correspondents Chapel; Yemi Olabode and Suliyat Taiwo of Rave FM/WSTV; Olawumi Olaniyi and Abiola Adedokun of OSBC Chapel; Felix Olumide and Oluwaseyifunmitan Olatunde of NUJ Online Media Chapel; Taiwo Omolaoye and Kayode Awodele of State Information Chapel; and Opeyemi Moses of Broadcast Consolidated Chapel.
The committee noted that the names of participants representing Osun Defender in the Ayo Olopon competition were yet to be submitted.
All participating chapels and media organisations have been urged to ensure that their representatives arrive at the designated venues on time.
The Chairman of the Osun NUJ Sports Committee, Omidiran Seun, wished all participants success and expressed the committee’s expectation of exciting and competitive sporting activities throughout the 2026 Press Week.
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