Category: Sports

Kunle Adelabu -Promise Better Outing, unveil home, away jerseys Igbogbo Beach Soccer Club (BSC) , also called ‘Adeboruwa Boys’, today departed for the second phase of the National Beach Soccer League in Kebbi State, in high spirits. The league kicks off on May 13.  The team will be joining Edo HCF, Kebbi, Badagry, Kaduna, Kwara, Smart City and Anambra BSC for the league matches which will be preceded by a two – day clinic for the teams between May 11 and 12. Players of the Igbogbo Beach Soccer Club were…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…