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Bukola Olopade Explains Modalities For Ten Thousand Dollars Worth "Fuel Your Passion" E Series Event

The Chief Executive Officer of Nilayo Sports Management Limited Honourable Bukola Olopade has explained the modalities of the company's latest event tagged "Fuel Your Passion".



Fuel Your Passion is a compilation of different E series games where registered players can take part from the comfort of their homes.

Honourable Olopade also confirmed that there is a whopping ten thousand dollars prize money at stake, adding that registration is still in progress.

In an interview with Channels Television, the former Commissioner for youth and sports in Ogun State said the most important thing about the event is that it would empower so many young people.

He said " It's an event that's going to have a Ten Thousand Dollars prize money system where players as young as 10 and as old as 50 can take part".

"From what I have been told by the gaming authorities, it has never happened in this country and we will be very glad to be blazing the trail, but more importantly, we want to see it empower so many young people because we have respected the new normal, the protocol of staying at home and only going out when it is essential"

The event will begin on September 18 and run through November 6 between 6 and 10pm daily

Nilayo Sports Management Limited are the owners of the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon, the Abeokuta 10 KM Marathon, the Remo Ultra Race among other notable Sporting events.

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sports compass said…
Fantastic idea, more grease, one of the benefits of the lockdown.

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