Category: Sports

Kunle ADELABU – Oga Boys FC walk-over Excel to win 3rd place It was a complete drubbing in the final of the 10th edition of Gafaar Bolowotan Memorial Gold Cup as A.A.C.C Football Academy of Ikorodu defeated  Makbet FC of Ibeshe 6 goals to 1 to lift the trophy for the third time.   The winning team, which had won the trophy back-to-back in 2014, 2015 and 2016, went home with the cash prize of #250,000.   The tournament was organized by the Ikorodu Division Football Association (IDFA) in conjunction…

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Kunle ADELABU -Present trophy to Hon. Agunbiade Excel Football Academy of 174 Battalion, Odogunyan in Ikorodu, on Sunday, April 8, 2018, emerged the champions of the inaugural Hon. Bayo Osinowo Gold Cup tagged, ‘Lagos East Senatorial Unity Cup’.   The Ikorodu team defeated Sporting Loyal FC 2 goals to nil to lift the championship cup at the final match played at Aromire Sports Centre, Lagos.   The tournament was sponsored by Hon. Bayo Osinowo, a leader in the Lagos State House of Assembly popularly called ‘Pepper’ by his admirers and…

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Kunle ADELABU -Beat LASPOTECH All Stars 4 – 1, – Hon. Benson, soccer family honour former Stationery Stores FC player at 70 Ikorodu All Stars Football Club have emerged champions of the second edition of the All Stars Easter Fiesta Soccer Championship organized by Ikorodu Division Football Association (IDFA). The team walloped their opponents from the Lagos Polytechnic (LASPOTECH) 4 goals to 1.   Both teams played in the 3rd Place match of the inaugural edition in 2017 which was won by the LASPOTECH team via penalty shootouts.   In…

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Kunle ADELABU It was another great pointer towards the revival of sporting activities in Nigeria educational system, especially at the primary school level, as Geoann Private Schools staged 2017/2018 Biennial Inter-House Sports Competition which afforded  young talents to showcase their talents in different areas of sporting engagements.   Orewale (Red) House led other three houses with 11 Gold, 4 Silver, 6 Bronze to emerge the overall winner of the colorful and memorable sporting event which was held at Strong Tower Academy Sports Ground in Ikorodu, on Wednesday, March 26, 2018.…

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Kunle ADELABU       After a grueling and highly intense 90 minutes of play, three time winners of the Bolowotan Memorial Gold Cup, A.A.C.C FC, beat Oga Boyz to face Maktbet FC of Ibeshe in Igbogbo/Bayeku Local Council Development Area, in the final match of the tournament scheduled for April, 2018.   The match, which was played on Sunday, March 18, 2019, was a replay of the semi final match which was inconclusive when it was first played on Saturday, March 10, 2018, at the Police Barracks Playing Ground,…

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Kunle ADELABU Makbet FC of Ibeshe in Igbogbo/Bayeku Local Council Development Area has qualified for the final match of the 10th edition of the Bolowotan Memorial Gold Cup.   The club defeated Excel FC 8 – 9 via penalty shootouts after playing a goalless draw at the regulation time of the first semi final match played on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at the Police Barracks Playing Ground in Ikorodu.   The second semi final between the three time  winners of the tournament, A.A.C.C FC, and the Oga Boys FC failed…

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