Ikoyi Club 1938 Set For A Memorable 87th Anniversary
The leading social cultural recreation Club in the country, Ikoyi Club 1938 has announced plans to organize a memorable eighty seven years anniversary.
In a press conference to herald the anniversary, chairman of the club, Akinwumi Akintola explained that the event became necessary inorder to celebrate the achievements of the iconic club which has witnessed many transformations, innovations and continuous improvement in facilities since it was established more than eight decades ago
He expressed happiness that all the eight sections in the club namely; golf lawn tennis, table tennis, squash, swimming , badminton, billiards, snooker and pools and other sports all boosts of most modern sporting equipment that can be found anywhere in the world, noting that they will continue to sustain the momentum.
” We are rolling out the drums because for the past 87 years, the club has sustained it’s legacy as the number one recreation club in sub- saharan Africa with improved facilities where members come to relax, exercise, recreate, share business ideas and burn out calories in a conducive environment.
” Over the decades, our club has not only remained a beacon of excellence but has been technology driven. It has also adapted and thrived in the ever- evolving landscape of social and recreational life in Nigeria and we’ll continue to keep the flag flying”, he said.
Vice Chairman of the club who is also the chairman of the anniversary planning committee, Bolaji Martins in his speech explained that the weeklong celebration with the theme ‘Globalization, the world in one club’, will begin today, September ,30, 2025 with a novelty football match between members of the planning committee and staff of the club.
This will be followed by anniversary symposium/ business day where some select professionals will deliver papers. There will also be children and junior members party, ladies night, fashion parade, dance and elders party.
Also lined up are; digital night/ interaction with AI and aviation day that will witness discussion and interaction with Qatar and Turkish Airlines.
There’ll also be millennium vibes and health walk, international/ cultural day , foods of the world , trustees appreciation night and staff award night while the ceremony will be rounded up on Sunday, October, 5, 2025 with gala nite.
The chairman of the anniversary committee while expressing gratitude to all their sponsors for identifying with the anniversary, promised that there’ll be no dull moment throughout the weeklong celebration of the club which officially came into existence on September 29, 1938, through the merger of the European Club and the Lagos Golf Club.
