Akinwande Oshodi's Clinic Promotes Sports and Education Balance

The third Elevate Basketball Clinic took place on Saturday at the Rowe Park Sports Centre in Yaba, Lagos, where stakeholders urged young athletes not to sacrifice their education for sports. Organized by Elevate Basketball Academy in partnership with the Lagos State Basketball Association, the clinic focused on developing basketball skills among participants, mostly under 16.

Founder Akinwande Oshodi stated that the initiative aims to empower youth through basketball while teaching them life values. He plans to establish a foundation for basketball and educational opportunities.

His mother, Bosede Ode, a sports nurse, highlighted the importance of combining sports with academics, sharing her son's experience of how education helped him after an injury halted his professional basketball aspirations. Participant Abdulkareem Abdulraheem noted significant progress among attendees and emphasized maintaining academic commitments alongside training.