Category: Sports

Wale Jagun The Super Falcons and Barcelona FC Striker, Asisat Oshoala, has been listed among the final three nominees for the 2022 CAF Women’s Player of the Year Award. CAF revealed the final shortlist for the categories of the awards in a statement on its website on Wednesday. Oshoala, is targeting a fifth award, but have to contend with opposition from Ajara Nchout Njoya (Cameroon) and Grace Chanda (Zambia). In the men’s category, Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane of Egypt and Senegal, who are past winners of the award were…

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Kunle Adelabu Nigerian referee Jelili Adeniran Ogunmuyiwa has been selected to officiate Ghana’s Beach Soccer AFCON qualifying match against Egypt on Saturday,July 23, 2022. The Black Sharks will host the first leg encounter against the Egyptians at the Laboma Beach. According to CAF, the Igbogbo – born Ogunmuyiwa will be assisted by two other Nigerians Olawale Adeolu Adeolu Fawole (Referee2), Olayinka Elijah Olajide (Referee 3). Omar Gueye Ndiaye from Senegal will be the match commissioner, while another Nigerian, Ahmad Rabiu, another Nigerain will serve as the Time Keeper for the…

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Kunle Adelabu Super Falcons and Barcelona female team striker, Asisat Oshoala has launched her football academy in Lagos. The Ikorodu – born football star announced the berth of Asisat Oshoala Academy (AOA), which is in partnership with Nike Football and International Women Win on Friday, July 1, 2022. AOA is designed to provide access to football and life skills for school girls in Lagos State. Asisat is a four-time African Footballer of the Year

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The Cable Asisat Oshoala, Super Falcons striker, is the joint top scorer in the women’s Spanish Primera Division. The 27-year-old Nigerian achieved the feat despite missing three months of the season due to recurring injuries. She scored 20 goals in 19 league appearances for Barcelona Femeni and will share the award with Geyse Ferreira of Madrid CFF, who netted 20 goals in 27 appearances. Oshoala is now the first African woman to win the highest goalscorer gong in the Spanish Primera Division since it began in 2011. The feat was…

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Kunle Adelabu -School gets new Prefects Fatom School located in Igbogbo in Igbogbo/Bayeku Local Council Development Area of Ikorodu Division, Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria, held its 3rd Inter – House Sports on Friday, April 7, 2022, with the Blue House emerging the champions. The House, named in honour of a young politician, community developer and entrepreneur, Mr Aro Moshood Abiodun, popularly called ‘AMA’, emerged winners of the sporting events held at the Police Barracks Playing Ground, along Igbogbo Road, Ikorodu. At the end of the sporting events which involved several…

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Wale Jagun & Gabriel Eweje The Grace Skies School has held its Bi – Annual Inter – House Sports 2022 which was very colourful and filled with fun and excitement as several dignitaries and parents graced the occasion. At the sporting event, which held at the newly commissioned Ita – Elewa Youths Sports Centre, Ikorodu, on Friday, April 1, 2022, students and pupils of the school located within the highbrow Elepe Estate, Gbasemo, Ikorodu, had a great fun –filled, fulfilling and enjoyable moment as they engaged in various interesting sporting…

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Kunle Adelabu Igbogbo community in Igbogbo/Bayeku Local Council Development Area of Ikorodu Division, Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria, has secured the right to host the Round two of the 2022 Nigerian Beach Soccer League. The announcement was made today by the national body of the league. According to the Chief Host who is the team manager of the Igbogbo Beach Soccer Team, Prince Ademola Ogunlewe, the Igbogbo Town Stadium will host the games which will be played between Tuesday, March 15 and Saturday, March 20. “The development was communicated to me…

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Kunle Adelabu The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo  – Olu, on Thursday, March 10, 2022, commissioned the 480-seater capacity Ita – Elewa Sports Centre, which was completed months back. The governor was joined by his Deputy, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Millennium Development Goals (MDG), Her Excellency, Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire and the representative of the Ikorodu Federal Constituency, Rep. Babajimi Benson who is the facilitator of the project. Sanwo – Olu also commissioned the Ita – Elewa Youth Centre, which was a…

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