The State Coordinator, Mr Ayodele Adegoke has said that the spirit of unity and oneness is strengthened through good sportsmanship.

He made this known during the closing ceremony for the NYSC Southwest Zonal Sports and Cultural festival held at the NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp, Ede, on Friday.

He stated that the coming together of people from different walks of life to engage in sports and cultural competitions contrary to popular belief, actually strengthens the bond of unity. "We may look different physically, and have seemingly different cultural backgrounds, but in a great show of sportsmanship, all those attributes make us one".

Mr. Adegoke admonished the contingents to keep their heads high irrespective of the final results because they have performed extremely well to have gotten to the final lap.

The NYSC Osun State Coordinator, appreciated the Director Community Development Service and Special Projects, Alhaji Abdulrazak Salawu for gracing the closing ceremony with his exteemed presence. He also appreciated the coaches and local organising committee for their tireless work from the onset of the competition.

He encouraged the participants to give in their best to make their various States proud.
The final fixtures included Edo Vs Ekiti State and Oyo Vs Ondo State for football and volleyball respectively.

The football game ended with 2 goals to nil in favour of Ekiti State and 3-1 in favour of Ondo State for the volleyball game.

In a related development, the NYSC Osun State contingents put up a good show at the just concluded NYSC National Sports and Cultural Competition held in Delta State.

The Sport Team did excellently as they won the 200m and 4x100m female relay race, came 2nd in the Men's relay race but lost out in the semi final of the Volleyball competition.

Again, the cultural troupe also performed excellently by taking the 1st position in Dance competition and 2nd position in the Drama competition.

In all, the NYSC Sports and Cultural Festival was one that not only brought about peace and unity, it also created an avenue for Corps members to showcase their talent and rely on their skill-set to succeed.

The gallant NYSC Osun state team competed against the likes of Rivers, Bayelsa, Akwa Ibom, and Cross River states.

We congratulate all members and staff of the Osun State NYSC for the success in the competition; while we say kudos to the members of the cultural and sports team who have made us proud.

Recall that the NYSC cultural and sports festival is an event which was inaugurated in 1984 in order to foster the development of the core values of unity and cultural integration through sports, dance, comedy and drama.

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