Akwa Ibom State chapter of Youth Sports Federation of Nigeria (YSFON)’s Pillar of Sports, Mr Sunday Nkereuwem Etukudoh, has been honoured as the legendary sports achiever.
The award was conferred on him by the Sports Legendary Award at the colourful award ceremony held on Thursday at the K-Class Hotel, Abuja, in recognition of his selfless and understanding contribution to the development of sports in the country.
Presenting the award, the president of the Sports Legendary Award, Solomon Omonokhua, said the Sports Legendary Award was designed to celebrate selfless individuals who go out of their ways to promote sports development and uplift people.
“Mr Etukudoh was carefully selected for this award for his immense contributions to the growth and development of football in Akwa Ibom State and the country in general.
“We use the Sports Legendary Award to encourage sports promoters at the national, state and local level. There are many of them but today we are here to celebrate Mr Etukudoh and say thank you for what has done for the youth in Akwa Ibom,”
Mr Etukudoh, who received the award in recognition of his selfless service and continuous investment in human capital development through football over the decades, expressed excitement for such honour done to him and pledged to continue his exceptional service to God and humanity.
“I quite appreciate God for what He has done today, it is not by accident. An award by this body is very important to me and I really appreciate it.
“I may not have given credence that today I’ll be called out and be honored because I didn’t plan for it. Most times when you choose to do something, you do it out of conviction and not to expect accolades or anything. But Jesus Christ said that when he healed so many people, only one came to say thank you and it is on that premise that I am grateful and thankful to God that the little things I did were being taken note of and appreciated,” Etukudoh.
