Category: Sports

Breaking: Sanwo-Olu Appoints Bolowotan As DG Lagos Sports Commission

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Kunle ADELABU His Excellency Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo – Olu, Governor of Lagos State has approved the disengagement of Mr. Babatunde Bank Anthony as the Director General of the State Sports Commission/ The Governor also  approved the appointment of Mr. Oluwatoyin Shakiru Gafaar Bolowotan as the new Director General of the Lagos State Sports Commission. In a statement signed by Mr. Hakeem Muri Okunola, the Head of Service, the appointment is in line with the ongoing re-organisation of the State Public Service for efficient service delivery.  The appointment is with…

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Asisat Oshoala Emerges First African To Score In Women’s Uefa Champions League Final

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Jare OLUKOTUN 25-year-old Ikorodu-born female footballer and Barcelona (Women) FC forward, Asisat Osoala, made history last weekend after scoring in the final of the women’s Uefa Champions League competition. The Nigeria international emerged as the first African female footballer to achieve the unique feat.  The Super Falcons attacker was introduced as an 87th-minute substitute in the Saturday’s final which made it her third appearance in the competition.  She came onto the pitch when her team was suffering a 4-0 loss to Lyon and scored just two minutes after her introduction…

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Testimonial Match: Ambode Receives Diouf, Kanu, Finidi, Zokora, Others

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-Says sports remain veritable tool to grow economy Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Friday received top African football legends at the Lagos House in Alausa, Ikeja, urging countries in the continent to look inward and explore the possibility of using sports to grow their economies, saying sports remain a veritable tool to foster growth and development. Some of the African soccer legends who paid the courtesy visit to the Governor include Kanu Nwankwo, Finidi George, Victor Ikpeba, El Hadji Diouf, Diomansy Kamara, Didier Zokora, Khalilou Fadiga Austin Eguavoen,…

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Ikorodu Swimmers Clamour For Training, Competitions Ahead Of Edo 2020

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Kunle ADELABU Lagos State Swimmers in Ikorodu Local Government have appealed to the state government, elected representatives and private organizations to assist them with trainings and competitions to prepare them towards the National Sports festival holding in Edo State in the year 2020. The swimmers, who have been representing the state at national sports festivals and other competitions, explained that they don’t want to wait for the state government which, according to them, usually calls them to camp few weeks to national sports festival, before they start preparation. To make…

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Ogijo All Stars FC Emerge 2019 IDFA Easter Soccer Fiesta Champions

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Kunle ADELABU & Marian AKINLOYE The All Stars Football Club, Ogijo, have emerged winners of the third edition of the Ikorodu Divisional Football Association’s (IDFA) Easter Soccer Fiesta beating the LASPOTECH All Stars  FC 1 – 0 in an epic final match played on Monday, April 22, 2019. The Ogijo team, which is a new entrant into the tournament, defeated their counterparts in an entertaining and keenly contested final match played at the String Tower Academy Arena at Oke Ota-Ona, Ikorodu. Awards of excellence were presented to two outstanding individuals,…

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All Stars Football Fiesta 3rd Edition : Ogijo, LASPOTECH Qualify For Final

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Jare OLUKOTUN Ogijo and LASPOTECH All Stars Football Clubs have qualified for the final of the 3rd edition of the All Stars Football Fiesta tournament being organized by the Ikorodu Division Football Association (IDFA). The final match is scheduled to hold at 4pm at the Strong Tower Arena, Oke Ota-Ona, Ikorodu, on Easter Monday (tomorrow). Ogijo All Stars team beat their counterparts from Adamo 3 -2 on  penalty shootouts in the first match played at Strong Tower Arena on Good Friday. The second match between LASPOTECH All Stars and Unique…

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Majidun Community Engages Young Athletes In Triathlon Competition

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Kunle ADELABU In order to sustain the tradition of supplying the swimming team and other sporting teams of the Lagos State with more young and capable hands, Majidun community in Ikorodu has organized a sporting competition to engage the youths in competitive activities. This was the brain behind the maiden edition of Majidun Triathlon Competition held at the Majidun Waterfront in Ikorodu West Local Council Development Areas (LCDA) in Ikorodu division of Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria, on Saturday, April 13, 2019. 60 young boys and 40 girls participated in the…

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IDFA Easter Fiesta Football Tournament: 6 All Stars Teams To Compete In 3rd Edition

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Kunle ADELABU Five All Stars teams within the Ikorodu Division of Lagos State and one from Ogijo in  Ogun State, Southwest, Nigeria have been confirmed to participate in this year’s annual Easter Football Fiesta being organized by Ikorodu Divisional Football Association (IDFA). This year’s edition of the competition, which started three years ago and usually features established and veteran players of the round leather game, will hold at the Strong Tower Arena, Oke Ota-Ona, Ikorodu, Lagos, between Friday, April 19 and Monday, April, 22, 2019. Those teams to do battle…

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Green House Garners 15 Gold To Win 15th Edition of LATLAM Sports Competition

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Kunle ADELABU The 15th edition of the Lateef Lamina Memorial (LATLAM) Montessori, Nursery and College held at the Oriwu Model College playing ground on Thursday, April 11, 2019, has been won by the Green house with 15 gold, 13 silver, and 6 bronze. The house also scored 72% to win the match past of the sporting competition which was chaired by Comrade Japheth Odesanya, the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of the Factor Newsmagazine and former Secretary to the Ikorodu Local Government. Blue house emerged the 1st runner-up with 14 gold, 6 silver and…

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LASG Pays Over N16m Benefits To LSSC Retirees

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Lagos State Government has again redeemed its promise to some of its retired officers with the payment of benefits worth over N61 million to the retirees of the defunct Lagos State Sports Council, now renamed Lagos State Sports Commission, LSSC, from 2015 to date. Speaking during the presentation of bond certificates to the beneficiaries at the Commission’s office in Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere, Dr. Kweku Adedayo Tandoh, Chairman of LSSC, stated that the Commission is the first agency to pay its retirees from the year 2015. The Chairman commended Governor…

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