Category: Sports

Kunle Adelabu The management of the Igbogbo Beach Soccer Team (Adeboruwa Boys) has appealed to the Igbogbo/Bayeku Local Council Development Area, groups and the generality of people of Ikorodu Division to come to the aid of the club towards a successful outing in the next phase of the National Beach League. About twenty members of the team are expected to join their counterparts from other states and clubs for  the second phase of the National league starting on May 11 in Kebbi State with clinics and workshops. The management of…

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Kunle Adelabu Encouraged by the exploits of the Igbogbo Beach Soccer team, nicknamed, ‘The Adeboruwa Boys’, the community  has started the construction of an arena to serve as the home ground for the team which is currently playing in the National league. The arena, which would have a sandy pitch among other facilities and located within the Igbogbo Township Stadium, according to report gathered, is being facilitated by Oba Semiudeen Kasali, the Adeboruwa of Igbogbo, on the request of the management of the team. The construction of the mini beach…

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Kunle Adelabu A former captain of the Lagos Swimming team, Benson Philip who represented Bayelsa State at the recently concluded National Sports Festival in Edo, due to his disagreement with the Lagos State Sports Commission (LSSC) over treatment of athletes,  has reacted to the statement by the Commission’s Director, (Technical) that he’s not sure of his membership of the team. Benson, who won silver for Bayelsa at the sports festival,  spoke with THE IMPACT a few days after he returned from Edo during which he alleged that the Lagos team…

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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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