2025 South West Games: LSSC Boss hails organisers, athletes, as boxers poise for showdown in Teslim Balogun Stadium

Posted : 29 March 2025

Lagos has come alive once again as the much-publicized South West Games kicked off with over 150 athletes in attendance.

The highly anticipated South West Games 2025 began with a lavish opening ceremony at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena on Lagos Island.

While declaring the games open, the Director General (D-G) of Lagos State Sports Commission (LSSC), Lekan Fatodun, commended the participants and organizers of the sports festival from the South West states.

Fatodun said that the games would bring out the true potential of the athletes from the South West states, while he encouraged them to take advantage of the opportunity to thrive.

"The organizers of the games have done a wonderful job in coming up with such a laudable initiative, which will transform the landscape of sports development around the region.

“This South West Games 2025 is a commendable initiative that will elevate our region to sporting excellence.

“I therefore commend those behind these Games, which will help develop our youth and turn them into the super athletes of the future for both the states and Nigeria,” he said.

The chief organizer, Dr. Lanre Alfred, stated that this transformative sporting festival aimed to discover and nurture athletes from Lagos, Oyo, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, and Ekiti states.

Alfred said the Games aims to be a melting pot of cultures, where young athletes will not only compete but also forge lasting friendships and develop a spirit of sportsmanship.

“The South West Games will serve as a launchpad for future icons, equipping them with the exposure and experience needed to shine on the global stage,” observed Dr. Alfred.

The opening ceremony featured several cultural performances by the various states and a march past by contingents from the six states that make up the South West of Nigeria.

Popular Fuji musician King Saheed Osupa, a prominent figure with an enormous fan base in the Southwest region, performed to the delight of the dignitaries and sports fans who gathered at the Arena to witness the occasion.

The 2025 edition features athletes from the six states competing in athletics, basketball, boxing, football, table tennis, volleyball, archery, and traditional games like ayo-olopon and abula.

Meanwhile, Teslim Balogun Stadium has come alive as preliminary fights are ongoing, with boxers from the six states of the Southwest throwing punches.

2025 South West Games: LSSC Boss hails organisers, athletes, as boxers poise for showdown in Teslim Balogun Stadium

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