The International Sports Association (ISA), USA, has commenced arrangement to establish a baseball facility at the University of Ilorin (Unilorin) to promote the game and discover baseball talents among Nigerians.
According to UNILORIN Bulletin, Prof. Olufunmilola Dominic, the Director of Sports, Unilorin, disclosed this on Tuesday in IIorin when she led the ISA team on a courtesy visit to the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Sulyman Abdulkareem.
According to Dominic, Unilorin will be the first in Africa to have a standard baseball facility that would be built at no cost to the institution.
He said that the university would soon enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the ISA to formalise the relationship between the two bodies and provide a legal framework for it.
She thanked the vice-chancellor for supporting sport development in the institution.
The leader of the team and ISA President, Mr Jason Cly, assured that the association has sufficient fund to build the facility, adding that ISA wants to promote the game of baseball among students on the continent.
He stated further that the partnership would involve scholarship and exchange programmes that would allow exceptional players to come to the United States.
Respinding, the vice-chancellor commended ISA for its goodwill towards the Unilorin.
Abdulkareem however urged the association to bring more American sports to the country, assuring them that the institution will provide the needed support for the success of the game.