Category: Sports

Kunle Adelabu -Fun await families, children After a three year break, the 12th edition of the Oldies Appreciation Games and Family Funfair, is set to take the centre stage with more innovations and activities to make it a memorable event for participants and attendees. The one – day event, which is slated for the United African Methodist Church Primary School (Eleja), along the Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu (former Agbele Road), Igbogbo, will kick – off at 10am till evening on Saturday, April 29, 2019. Organisers, at the Press Conference held…

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Kunle Adelabu The management of the Igbogbo Beach Soccer team, also known as the Adeboruwa Boys, that is representing the Ikorodu Division at the National Beach Soccer League, has stated that various reasons were accounted for the team’s inability to participate in the 2023 league ongoing in Kebbi State. Adeboruwa Boys are one of the three Beach Soccer teams that are representing the state at the national level. While the team participated in the maiden and second edition of the league, Adeboruwa Boys are missing in action at the third…

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Kunle Adelabu Mr Jelili Adeniran Ogunmuyiwa (FIFA), who was recently re – elected as the Training and Development Officer of the Lagos State Football Referees Association (LSFRA), has reinstated his commitment to ensuring that Referees in the state have good fitness level and proper development. Ogunmuyiwa, who was elected alongside others last weekend, received the FIFA badge for the 15th year and emerged as the joint longest serving Beach Soccer Referee in the world. He spoke with THE IMPACT in a chat during the week on the plans of the…

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Kunle Adelabu A new Executive Council for the Lagos State Football Referees Council (LSFRC) has been constituted. The newly constituted excos, led by Engr. Adams Salaudeen from the Lagos Mainland Referees Society, as the Chairman, were elected and sworn in immediately, at the Ivory Health Centre, Ikeja adjacent Onigbongbo LCDA Secretariat. Mr. Olasore from Ogun State administered the Oath of Office on the elected executives. Kabir Abidemi Huzzein from Mushin Referees Society (Deputy Chairman), Kadiri Mohammed from Ikeja Referees Society (Vice chairman 1), Osidipe Olusoji from Eti- Osa Referees Society…

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Kunle Adelabu Lagos State Government has been enjoined to promote development in riverine areas with sporting activities. This was the charge given by the Obateru of Egbin Kingdom, His Royal Majesty, Alaiyeluwa (Oba) AbdulHakeem Adeoriyomi Oyebo, the Obateru of Egbin Kingdom. The royal father said that the government should look inwardly in tapping into the water resources to develop games for riverine people. Oba Oyebo gave the charge while speaking with THE IMPACT at the maiden edition of the inter – house sports competition of Egbin Kingdom Nursery & Primary…

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Kunle Adelabu & Mariam Akinloye -Top educational functionaries, administrators, others graced ocassion It was excitement and fun moment as Egbin Kingdom Nursery and Primary Schools, Egbin Kingdom in Ijede Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Ikorodu Division, Lagos, Southwest, Nigeria, held its inaugural Inter – House Sports Competition in grandstyle. The students of the school established by the Obateru of Egbin, His Royal Majesty, Alaiyeluwa (Oba) Dr AbdulHakeem Oriyomi Oyebo, in 2021, expressed their happiness and joy in witnessing the events and shown promising performances in the events they participated…

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Kunle Adelabu The Chairman, Ikorodu West Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Ikorodu Division, Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria, Hon. (Otunba) Sulaimon Kazeem Olanrewaju, FCA, on Sunday, November 27, 2022, stormed the Ita – Elewa mini stadium in Ikorodu with other council officials to watch the FIFA World cup currently going on in Qatar, with hundreds of residents. He attended the official viewing centre in Ikorodu, with members of his cabinet and the Leader of the Council’s Legislative Arm, Hon. Enitan Jessica Oba. The Council boss did not only attend the…

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Kunle Adelabu & Mariam Akinloye It was all about Elepe Senior Community Secondary School as young athletes from the school dominated the 2022 Alhaji R.B.O. Aroyewun Marathon Competition for Secondary School and Open categories. The short distance race, sponsored by family of late Balogun of the Igbogbo Central Mosque, has been in existence since 1992. The overall winner of the race, Master Ayomide David of the Elepe Senior Secondary School, Elepe, Igbogbo,covered the distance in 20minutes. He was presented with N10, 000 cash gift and a medal. About 120 young…

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Kunle Adelabu The Igbogbo – born referee in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) and a FIFA-badged Beach Soccer referee, Mr Jelili Ogunmuyiwa, has pleaded with the Lagos State Government through its Sports Commission, to include Beach Soccer field in the ongoing construction of the Igbogbo Township Stadium. Ogunmuyiwa, who officiated at the recently concluded 2022 CAF Beach Soccer Championship in Mozambique, was at the 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Portugal where he officiated four matches and also at the 2011 edition of the tournament in Italy. He…

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Kunle Adelabu The Director General (DG), Lagos State Sports Commission (LSSC), Mr Oluwatoyin Gafaar Bolowotan has commended the Nigeria rising table tennis star, Master Mathew Kuti who, last week, emerged winners in two categories at the World Table Tennis (WTT) Youth Championship in Cairo, Egypt. In a brief chat with Bolowotan who, had over the years, extended support to the Ikorodu Table Tennis Club which the table tennis prodigy, Kuti belongs to, said that his achievements at the international level is a good thing for his hometown, state and the…

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