Category: Sports

Kunle ADELABU – Ladega 1B FC versus Itundomuganran 1B FC,  Ladega 1A FC versus Liworo 1B FC on Monday, July 30 The opening match of the Ward C Zonal Gold Cup, being sponsored by the Majority Leader of Ikorodu Local Government Legislative Arm, Hon. Omotayo Awolesi, kicked-off on Saturday, July 28, 2018.   In the intense opening match played at the Ita-Elewa Recreational Centre, Itundofin A FC lost 0 – 2 to Itundofin B FC.   A total if sixteen teams are participating in the tournament which  is being organized…

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Kunle ADELABU The fixtures for the first edition of the football tournament organized by Hon. Adebisi Adeola Banjo, Chairman, Ikorodu North Local Council Development Area (LCDA), tagged, ‘Banjo Super Cup’ has been scheduled with two teams from group A of the tournament, Incredible FC and Take Something FC, doing battle in the opening match immediately after the opening ceremony on July 27, 2018.   Teams from the five wards in Ikorodu North LCDA would be participating in the tournament. While four teams would be representing the host community, Ward B3,…

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The Lagos State Government has commended residents for their good conduct at the eight World Cup Viewing Centres throughout the period of the just concluded 2018 FIFA World Cup. Chairman of Lagos State Sports Commission, Dr. Kweku Adedayo Tandoh, in a statement on Tuesday, said throughout the one month period the Centres were up and running, residents conducted themselves orderly and enjoyed the 64 games. Tandoh also thanked Governor Akinwunmi Ambode for his great wisdom and insight in approving the setting up of eight World Cup Viewing Centers across the…

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Kunle ADELABU Former Green Eagles player, Isa Sofoluwe, has commended the Lagos State Government for initiating viewing centres across the state during the just concluded 2018 World Cup in Russia.   The former ex-international, who is now involved in youths academy and development programmes, spoke with THE IMPACT  yesterday (July 15) at the Ikorodu Viewing Centre located within the premises of the Ikorodu Town hall, during the final match of the World Cup between France and Croatia which ended in 4 – 2 in favour of the former.   “The…

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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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