Category: Sports

Kunle ADELABU. Excel FC and Ogunade Boys FC on Monday, January 5, 2018, booked their places in the semi finals at the Ikorodu Centre of the on going  Lagos East Senatorial Unity Cup tagged, ‘Osinowo Gold Cup’. While Excel FC defeated Ikosi-Isheri FC 3-2 via penalty after playing a goalless in the regulation time, Ogunade Boys beat Victory One FC  two goals  to nil  in the last two quarter final matches played at the Police Barracks Playing Ground in Ikorodu. Wahab Lawal ( number 8) and Eremiye Emmanuel (number 12) scored…

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Ikorodu United’s Dutch coach Jacob De Jong on Monday said that he was emotionally attached to the Lagos-based team and would return the club to the premier league next season. De Jong said this on the sidelines of his 3-2 victory over Gbagada FC at the ongoing Ekofootball Pre-Season Tournament at Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere. De Jong who has spent five years in the club said he was fired up with the passion of the Ikorodu-based club. De Jong was credited for his coaching acumen when he helped Ikorodu United…

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-How Ikorodu lost opportunity to redevelop facility Kunle ADELABU Following the report by THE IMPACT on its online platforms on the state of the popular Police Playing Ground, along Igbogbo road, Ikorodu, sports administrators have called on the Governor of Lagos State, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, to see to the redevelopment of the playing ground.   They also asked the governor to fulfil his pledge of building a stadium for the division at Lagos State Polytechnic, Ikorodu campus and Igbogbo.   THE IMPACT report, which was titled, ‘Police Barracks Playing Ground…

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-Ogunade Boys FC to face Victory One FC on February 5 in Osinowo Gold Cup in Ikorodu Excel and Current Football Clubs emerged as the first two teams to qualify for the quarter final match of the 10th Bolowotan Memorial Gold Cup going on at the Police Barracks Playing Ground, along Igbogbo road,Ikorodu.   In the first match of the Round of 16 played on Sunday, February 4, 2018, Excel FC beat Super Force, which played with 9 players, 2 goals to 1.   Super Force started the match with…

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After four weeks of intense football engagements among the 28 teams that registered for the ongoing 10th Bolowotan Memorial Gold cup, 16 teams have qualified for the next stage of the competition which has been described as a major football tournament in Ikorodu division in the recent time. Two best teams each qualified from the 7 groups of 4 teams each to get 14 teams, while two best losers joined them to make the round of 16 teams. Alhaji Luqman Shonibare, the Chairman, Ikorodu Division Football Association (IDFA), speaking with THE…

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Wale Jagun, Oluwatobiloba Alake and Ameenat Olanrewaju Tuesday, January 30, 2018 E4 FC 8 v 7 Ayomiposi FC   Wednesday, January 31, 2018 No match   Thursday, February 1, 2018 Dynamic FC 0 v 1 Golden Dollars  

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Compiled by Wale Jagun, Oluwatobiloba Alake and Ameenat Olanrewaju Tuesday, January 30, 2018 Stadium Stars FC 2 v 2 New Stars FC Divine Restoration FC 1 v 0 Current FC   Wednesday, January 31, 2018 Gardens of Eden FC 1 v 0 Wembly FC Ogunade FC 3 v 0 Excel FC   Thursday, February 1, 2018 Kadesh FC 1 v 2 AACC Perfect Touch FC 2 v 0 Adama City FC   The end of the league round of the competition

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By Oluwatobiloba Alake & Ameenat Olanrewaju In the first match of the week 3 of the Lagos East Senatorial Unity Cup (Osinowo Cup), played on Monday, January 29, 2018, at the Police Barracks Playing Ground, Ladegboye FC lost to Victory One FC by 1goal to 4.

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Wale Jagun with Oluwatobiloba Alake & Ameenat Olanrewaju   The A.A.C.C Football Club of Ikorodu on Monday, January 29, 2018, played a 2-2 draw  with Ayomiposi Football club also of Ikorodu in the Match week 4 of  ongoing 10th Bolowoatn Memorial Gold Cup match. The match, played at the Police Barracks Playing Ground in Ikorodu saw the A.A.C.C dominating match but tactical indiscipline robbed them of victory. Johnson Oluwaseyi and Okalabue Oscar scored for Ayomiposi in the 41st and 69th minutes of the highly technical game, while, wisdom Ubani netted…

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  Kunle ADELABU Attention: Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, Governor of Lagos State, Lagos  State; Commissioner for Sports & Chairman, Lagos State Sports Commission; Mr. Agboola Dabiri, Ministry of Youth and Social Development; Prince Rotimi Ogunleye, Commissioner for Physical Planning & Urban Development; Mr Lasisi, Special Adviser on Revenue & Taxation; Hon. Sanai Agunbiade, the Majority Leader, Lagos State House of Assembly; Hon. Nurudeen Solaja, Member, Lagos State House of Assembly; Hon. Babajimi Benson, Member, Federal House of Representatives, Council Chairmen in Ikorodu Division, Alhaji Babatunde Rotinwa, Chairman, Local Government Commission; Prince…

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