Organisers of the annual Above 50 football tournament  in an impressive ceremony held  Sunday, July, 28,2024 at the Ostra Hotel, Alausa, Ikeja unveiled  a Mini- Olympics Logo to kick start the holding of other sports alongside football in this year's competition meant for former national and international footballers.

Performing the unveiling ceremony alongside Olympics gold medalist, Chioma Ajunwa- Oparah ( MON) President of Above 50 Football, Ambassador Dr. Edward Olutoke noted that the successful hosting  of the maiden edition of the championship last year encouraged him to include other sports in order to give senior citizens who were not retired footballers opportunity to exercise, recreate, network and keep fit, promising Nigerians that the event will be action filled when the tournament officially kicks off in October this year.

" You know this is an Olympic season all over the world and for us to come up with this wonderful initiative is commendable and  I'm excited with the large turnout of people in this unveiling ceremony especially the ex- internationals who graced the occasion", began Olutoke who also doubles as President of Ikeja Chamber of Commerce Industry and Agriculture.

"The original concept of the competition is to make old age  fanciful and something people will be looking forward to.
" You know that nobody wants to grow old because when you grow old there's the possibility of your being sent to Old People's Home and so it's important that when  you retire you  join some group of people to exercise, network and learn how to make money.
" With this, we can pull our selves together, create new life for ourselves through connections so that we don't just die like chickens", he said.

Olutoke listed the five  sports that will be part of this year's competition to include; football,  table tennis, boxing, Handball and squash while   Ayo Olopon ( Traditional Sports) will also feature  just as he expressed hope that senior citizens will avail themselves of the opportunity to be part of the championship.

In his remarks, Chairman of the technical Committee of the game, Dr. Rafiu Ladipo while commending Ambassador Dr. Edward Olutoke for the wonderful initiative which it's maiden edition touched the lives of many former  footballers noted that all logistics for a successful hosting of this year's championship have been put in place, promising that it will be a seamless championship.

At the well attended event,  the Above 50 organisers in conjunction with Ikeja Chamber of Commerce Industry and Agriculture presented  special awards to former Flying Eagles Coach and one time Technical Director of the NFF, Coach Tunde Disu, ( OFR)  former Super Eagles players, Henry Nwosu ( MON) and Mutui Adepoju as well as first Nigerian individual Olympics Gold medalist, Chioma Ajunwa- Oparah in recognition for  their services to the nation and placing the country's name  in the world sports map.