The Chairman of the Lagos State Football Association Gafar Liameed has praised Spires Media and IHS for the Sports Meet-tech Initiative 2.0 as he encouraged participants to embrace the opportunity.
The widely respected football administrator made this known during a session with the media in Lagos. Gafar commended the initiator, Dr. Bankole Allibay, for his vision for young people beyond sports.
In his words: “The Lagos State Football Association is pleased to identify with Spires Media and its partners on the Spires 5-Aside project, the Sports Meet-tech Initiative aimed at exposing grassroots footballers, coaches, referees and other young people to opportunities in the tech world is highly commendable”.
The Proprietor of 36 Lion Football Club pledges an additional two laptops computers to the fifty (50) pieces Spires and Telecommunications infrastructure giant (IHS) will give to selected participants to aid their development in tech education.
” Dr Allibay needs every support he could get at this time, not everyone will be generous enough to put their resources in a project that is solely about impacting the lives of young people, hence I have decided to support the initiative with an additional two (2) laptops computers “. Gafar said.
The 2026 Spires Sports Meet-tech program is ongoing at the Digital Bridge Institute in Oshodi, with over 200 participants attending morning and afternoon sessions. The training which begins on Monday 2nd November, will come to a close on Friday the 6th, 2026.
This year’s Sports Meet-tech Initiative is one of several activities leading to the finals of the 2026 Spires 5-Aside Naija Street Soccer Tournament slated for Saturday 14th November.
