Category: Sports

Kunle Adelabu -Recalls lack of training, Edo ‘nightmare’ The only swimming gold medalist for the Lagos contingent to the recently concluded National Sports Festival in Edo, Olopele Smart, has stated that he achieved the feat through personal efforts as their handlers did not prepare the team for the festival. He also rated the recently concluded national games festival as very poor. Olopele, who was one of the four swimmers picked from Ikorodu Swimming Club to represent Lagos at the sports festival, won gold in the 200m swimming event and also…

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Kunle Adelabu -Seeks more corporate, individual supports In order to ensure that the Igbogbo Beach Soccer team, which is currently participating in 2021 National Beach Soccer League, prepare and perform very well in the second phase of league in Kebbi, the royal father of lgbogbo, His Royal Majesty, His Royal Majesty Oba (Barr.) Semiudeen Orimadegun Kasali, the Adeboruwa of Igbogbo has led others in providing assistance and support for the team. In the same vein, the Chairman of the Igbogbo/Bayeku Local Council Development Area, Builder Sesan Daini, has equally pledged…

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Kunle Adelabu The erstwhile captain of the Lagos Swimming team, Benson Phillips, disclosed that lack of care and training forced him to represent Bayelsa State at the just concluded National Sports Festival in Edo, where he won a Silver medal in the 4x200m freestyle. Phillips, who is also the leader of the Ikorodu Swimming Club which formed the bulk of the Lagos Swimming team, did not only represent Bayelsa State, he was also a medalist to prove what he can achieve with his personal efforts. Benson has been representing the…

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Kunle Adelabu The Chairman of Igbogbo/Bayeku Local Council Development Area, Builder Sesan Daini, has described the Igbogbo Beach Soccer Club that is participating in the ongoing National Beach Soccer League (NBSL) as pride of the state which the council must give maximum support. The team played in the just concluded phase one of the NBSL and is also scheduled to play in the second phase in Kebbi in May alongside other teams. “We are in full consultation with our team in the National Beach Soccer League on what to do…

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Kunle Adelabu After a successful outing at the first ever Beach Soccer tournament to be held in Ikorodu division, last December, Igbogbo has made another giant stride by participating in the 2021 Beach Soccer National League. The Igbogbo Beach Soccer team, which was invited to the league because it won the first edition of the Igbogbo Beach Soccer tournament, is playing in the Group B of the league alongside Edo Beach Soccer Club (BSC), Smart City BSC, another team from Lagos State, and Kada BSC from Lagos. Igbogbo team played…

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Wale Jagun The Lagos State Sports Commission (LSSC) has issued travel advice to motorists to ease vehicular movement in Lagos during the match between the Nigeria’s Super Eagles and Lesotho that will be played at the Teslim Balogun Stadium in Surulere. The match is slated for Tuesday, March 30, 2021. Mr Sola Aiyepeku, the Chairman of the LSSC, in a release, said that there will be partial restriction of vehicles in and around Surulere on the day of the match. “This is to inform members of the Public that the …

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The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has approved with immediate effect, the dissolution of the 40 State Sports Associations under the supervision of the Lagos State Sports Commission. The Executive Chairman, Lagos State Sports Commission, Sola Aiyepeku, said the dissolution of the Boards became necessary to enable the State Government to rejig and reposition the activities of all State Sports Associations in line with the vision to become the Sports hub not only in Nigeria but Africa. The dissolved Sports Associations are as follows: Athletics, Badminton, Baseball, Basketball, Boxing,…

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Kunle Adelabu -We are infusing sports into school curriculum Leadership of the newly reconstituted Lagos State Sports Commission (LSSC) has hit the ground running by touring sporting facilities in the state just a day after the Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo – Olu, announced the development. The duo of Mr. Sola Aiyepeku, the Executive Chairman, Lagos State Sports Commission, and Mr. Shakirudeen Oluwatoyin Gafaar Bolowotan, the Director-General, Lagos State Sports Commission, who led the team on the tour of Ikorodu, on Tuesday, February 23, 2021, assured that work…

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Kunle Adelabu Mr Hassan Olasunkanmi David, Chairman, Ikorodu Football Referees’ Society, has applauded the performances and management of the 2021 Ikorodu Divisional Football League. The exception, according to him, was the unfortunate incident recorded during the Week 2 match between the Ultimate Villa FC of Ikorodu and Kareem FC of Imota which ended 1 – 1. The Ikorodu Referees’ Society spoke with THE IMPACT in a brief interview recently. He said that there has been improvement on virtually all aspects of the game. “So far, it has been a good…

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Kunle Adelabu -Remaining team’s matches to be played away -Coach pleads for leniency Ikorodu Divisional Football Association (IDFA) has banned the popular Ultimate Villa FC Coach/Manager, Ogunbunmi Wahab Abolore for the rest of the season after he was found guilty of gross misconduct. Also banned is the club’s goalkeeper, Jimoh Ayodeji, while the club has also been directed to play all their remaining home matches away from home. Coach Abolore and his club’s goalkeeper were alleged to have attacked the Centre Referee, Alagbe Azeez, in their home match against Kareem…

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