After a month of action-packed matches from the 2018 World Cup in Russia which were beamed live at viewing centres in Ikorodu and other parts of Lagos, which provided a stadium-like environment, the biggest football tournament came to an end yesterday with France beating Croatia 4 goals to 2, to lift the cup. We captured some of the memorable moments during the final match:
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Wale JAGUN & Kunle ADELABU -Stakeholders call for stadium development, investment in sports, development of school sports, others at sports summit The representative of the Ikorodu division on the board of the Lagos State Sports Commission, Prince Hakeem Gbolade Olukunga, has revealed that there is going to be a mega Ikorodu Sports Summit later in the year. He made this revelation at the Ikorodu Division Sports Summit organized by the “Strike Team for Akinwunmi Ambode” (Ikorodu) and Change Alliance Leadership Group, at the Ikorodu Town hall on Thursday, July 12,…
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Kunle ADELABU & Seun AJAYI Sports administrators, politicians and residents of Ikorodu have commended the state government’s decision to set up viewing centres in Ikorodu, which provided a stadium-like environment, for the viewing of the matches at the ongoing World Cup in Russia. The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, made approval for additional two viewing centres at Ikorodu Town Hall, Ikorodu, and Badagry Grammar School, Badagry, to add to the originally approved six centres across the state. The originally approved centres are Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere, Campos Mini…
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Kunle ADELABU Prince Hakeem Olukunga, a Board Member, Lagos State Sports Commission, representing Ikorodu division, on Thursday, June 28, 2018, led members of the Ikorodu Division Football Association (IDFA) and others in joining the family of late veteran goalkeeper, Pa Lawal Sulaimon, popularly called ‘Rigogo’ in paying tributes to the deceased at the 8th day Fidau prayer. Ikorodu soccer family was thrown into mourning mood following the death of the veteran goalkeeper in the early hours of Wednesday, June 20,2018, at 73 years He was buried on the…
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Kunle ADELABU The Ikorodu soccer family, on Friday, June 15, 2018, was again thrown into mourning mood following the death of another soccer star, Sodiq Somefun, who many have descibed as a player fantastic player. It was gathered that Sodiq died after a brief illness. Sodiq, who was popularly called ‘Makalele’ or ‘Origin’ because of his creative style of play as a midfielder, was the captain of the Excel Academy Football Club, a 174 Battalion based Club in Odogunyan, Ikorodu. He recently led the Excel team to lift the…
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President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode as a member of the Federal Government Delegation to the 2018 FIFA World Cup starting in Russia from June 14. Minister of Youth and Sports, Mr Solomon Dalung who said this when he led a delegation from the International Paralympics Committee on a courtesy visit to Governor Ambode at Lagos House in Alausa, Ikeja on Thursday, said the appointment was in recognition of the massive investment and commitment to sports development which the Governor had exhibited in the…
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Nigeria may not be favourites for the World Cup, but they seem to have won fans over with their new kit for Russia. Three million people pre-ordered replica shirts, according to the Nigeria Football Federation, and shoppers queued outside Nike’s flagship store in London on Friday to try to get their hands on the clothing. The home and away shirts, priced at £64.95, were sold out on the sportswear giant’s website soon after they were released. Arsenal’s Alex Iwobi is among the players who modelled the kit, which was first…
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Wale JAGUN Real Madrid defeated Liverpool 3-1, to retain their European Champions League in the final played at NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium in Kiev, Ukraine on Saturday Liverpool goalkeeper’s errors played major roles in their defeat at the home Dynamo Kiev Bale scored two goals, one of which was a magnificent overhead kick that put Madrid 2-1 up in the 64th minutes Madrid capitalized Loris Karius blunder to opened scoring in the 51st minutes of the final. The Liverpool goalkeeper had threw the ball to Benzema’s foot which the striker did…
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Our Reporter -To Set Up Three Viewing Centres For FIFA World Cup Tourney – Ijede Mini Stadium in Ikorodu division, others for renovation The Lagos State Government on Tuesday said that plans are underway to replace the artificial turf at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere and Campus Mini Stadium, Lagos Island with natural grass in preparation for the facilities to meet the required standard to host the Confederation of African Football (CAF) matches. Speaking at the ongoing annual Ministerial Press Briefing to mark the third anniversary of Governor…
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Our Reporter President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the release of National Stadium, Surulere to Lagos State Government for retrofitting and upgrading to host international sporting tournaments, the State Government said on Tuesday. Speaking at the ongoing annual Ministerial Press Briefing to mark the third anniversary of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode’s administration held at Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre in Alausa, Chairman of Lagos State Sports Commission, Mr Kweku Adedayo Tandoh, said it was gratifying to report that after series of back and forth, action would commence next week on paperwork for the…
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