An AOA impact story · 2021
Busayo's story
From a 2021 AOA camper to playing basketball in Japan, guided by the 'three Rs'.
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Campers at the 2nd annual AOA camp, 2021
Chapter 1 · 2021 · Sango Ota
Arriving at camp
Busayo came to the 2021 AOA camp to sharpen their skills, meet more skilful players and coaches, and learn more about the game.
Chapter 2 · Camp week
Everyone was so happy
What stayed with Busayo most was the joy, especially among the youngest campers. The facilities, the coaches and the life skills taught were the highlights.
Chapter 3 · The three Rs
Responsible. Respectful. Resourceful.
Founder Adeola Ajayi shared his own story and what it takes to succeed. His three Rs became a code Busayo still lives by.
Chapter 4 · Today
From Sango Ota to Japan
Busayo now plays basketball in Japan, applies the three Rs every day, and hopes to start a foundation like AOA for their own community.
“I understood that anything is possible with hard work and consistency.”
Busayo Adeshoga
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Busayo Adeshoga came to the Adeola Ajayi Foundation camp in 2021 to sharpen their skills, meet more skilful players and coaches, and learn more about the game. The memory that stuck: how happy everyone was, especially the youngest campers.
Beyond the drills, the camp included a career and motivational talk from founder Adeola Ajayi, who shared his own story and what it takes to succeed. Adeola emphasised the three Rs: be responsible, respectful and resourceful.
Today Busayo plays basketball in Japan and applies the three Rs every day. The camp has even inspired Busayo to want to start a foundation like AOA for their own community.
Written by Busayo Adeshoga; first published on aoaimpact.com/impact. Photos are scenes from AOA camps and may not show the storyteller.