They say the morning mirrors the day and that a youngster shows what he would become in future by his early strides. And such is the excitement flowing at the Ibadan Golf Club (IGC), where 11-year-old Jubril Akande has stolen the imagination of they members through his rapid development in the game. Akande is a product of IGC’s Grassroots Golf Development Drive, which is focused on discovering and building youngsters into prolific golfers. Also thrilled by Akande’s rising profile in the game, Nigeria Golf Federation (NGF) President, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola described him as a future Tiger Woods owing to his speedy progression in golf. He said, “I played football and basketball in school but I prefer golf ahead of the two.

Source: The Guardian June 12, 2020 03:00 UTC