Ikoyi Club 1938 Rounds Up 87th Anniversary With Colourful Gala Nite

The weeklong activities marking the 87th anniversary of the prestigious Ikoyi Club 1938 came to a close on Sunday, October, 5, 2025 with a colourful Gala nite .
Speaking at the event, Chairman of the club, Akinwumi Akintola expressed happiness that the event was hitch free noting that the club will continue to strive to maintain it’s leadership position amongst recreational clubs in sub- saharan Africa.

He was also full of praise to the general committee and the anniversary sub- committee for putting up a colourful event just as he thanked sponsors that identified with the anniversary celebration.
“It’s a thing of joy that the 87th anniversary was a colourful and eventual one and for the past one week, members and invited guests had a fill of the hospitality which the club is noted for.

” I also want to express my appreciation to the anniversary committee for a job well done and to our sponsors for identifying with the club and I hope they’ll still be there for us when we hold the 88th anniversary next year.

According to him, the attendance of the Alaafin of Oyo to the event is a testament that the club is a respectable one and they will continue to sustain the legacy Ikoyi is noted for since it
came into existence on September 29, 1938, through the merger of the European Club and the Lagos Golf Club.

Also speaking Chairman of the anniversary committee who also doubles as the Vice Chairman of the Club, Bolaji Martins noted that the glory for success recorded should go to the entire members of the committee who toiled day and night to ensure they had a seamless event
In his remarks, the Royal father of the day and the Alaafin of Oyo, His Imperial Majesty, Oba, Akeem Abimbola Owoade commended the club for the legacies it has built over the years, promising that he’ll not hesitate to attend any event of the club when invited.
He admonished the members to continue with their spirit of friendship and oneness which has made the club record a milestone as the only socio cultural recreation club with eight sections in the country.

The gala nite was spiced up with music, dance, cutting of the anniversary cake, presentation of trophies to tournament winners from the various sections of the club and unveiling of the anniversary mascot known as ‘Ajala’ and raffle draw. There was also a demonstration by the Karate class of the club and the cutting of the anniversary cake.
Trophies were presented to winners of the anniversary tournament in the eight sections of the club namely; golf, Lawn tennis, table tennis, badminton, squash, swimming, billiards , snooker and pools and other sports.