The South West Chapter of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has announced the appointment of Charles Ogundiya, a veteran sports journalist with New Telegraph, as its Zonal Secretary.
Ogundiya’s extensive 15-year career in sports writing has seen him cover a wide range of competitions, from local Nigeria Premier Football League matches to global events like the Commonwealth Games, African Games, Athletics Championships, AFCON, FIFA World Cup, and Olympic Games. He is expected to bring his wealth of experience to relate with the elders of the association and the younger generation as SWAN continues to build solid relationships within members.
Apart from Ogundiya, other officials appointed are Femi Dairo from Ondo State chapter who is now the Zonal Treasurer and Olajide Idowu from Osun State as the Zonal Welfare Officer.
According to the release signed by the Vice President, South West Zone, Ayodeji Ogunsakin, the appointments take immediate effect.
While thanking the zone for the appointment, Ogundiya expressed his appreciation to the Lagos SWAN, starting from the chairman of the chapter, Debo Oshundun and the acting secretary, Oni Afolabi, as he promised to return Lagos and South West to its leadership position.
