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Ibadan Recreation Club tops at the maiden edition of the Oyo Premier Club Games Festival held on Thursday at the Club premises in Oyo town, Oyo state.

While Oyo Premier Club 1960 won a game out of the four games played during the competition, Ibadan Recreation Club won three games played during the competition.

The games played include lawn tennis, table tennis, darts and ayo olopon, while the Oyo premier club won the ayo olopon game, the Ibadan Recreation club won the lawn tennis, table tennis, and dart games during the festival.

Participating clubs at the Games Festival include Oyo Premier Club, Ibadan Recreation Club, Abeokuta Sports Club, Ilesha Sports Club and Oyo Recreation Club.

Speaking shortly after the end of the competition, the President, Oyo Premier Club, Barrister Jide Olanipekun explained that the competition is mainly organised to stimulate the interest of its members in sporting activities.

Adding that the festival is in line with the objective of the founding fathers of the club which according to him is to always engage in Recreational activities to put the body and souls together.

He said “This is the maiden edition of the games Festival and it’s very significant in the way of interacting with other neighboring clubs in Ibadan, Ijesha, Abeokuta, Oyo and all over the World, although all the clubs are affiliated to us, while we put this together is to continue the interactions with other clubs outside Oyo, as well as stimulating the Interest of their members more in sporting activities, so that the objective of the founding fathers will be realized.