Category: Sports

Our Reporter The 10th edition of Gafar Bolowotan Memorial Gold Cup, being organized by the Gafar  Bolowotan Foundation, has commenced in Ikorodu.   So far, six matches have been played since the tournament kicked-off on Sunday, January 7, 2019.   All the matches are slated to be played on the Police Barracks Playing Ground, along Igbogbo road, Ikorodu.   Twenty-eight teams in and outside Ikorodu division are participating in this year’s edition.   Below are results of matches  played  so  far  :   Super Force FC 4 v Sharon FC…

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Our Reporter The 10th edition of Gafar Bolowotan Memorial Gold Cup, being organized by the Gafar  Bolowotan Foundation, has commenced in Ikorodu.   So far, six matches have been played since the tournament kicked-off on Sunday, January 7, 2019.   All the matches are slated to be played on the Police Barracks Playing Ground, along Igbogbo road, Ikorodu.   Twenty-eight teams in and outside Ikorodu division are participating in this year’s edition.   Below are results of matches  played  so  far  :   Super Force FC 4 v Sharon FC…

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  Three-time African woman footballer of the year Asisat Lamina Oshoala wants to take her dominance beyond the African continent and become the first African woman to win the prestigious FIFA best player of the year and ensuring Nigeria goes beyond the World Cup group stages in France 2019.   The former Arsenal striker, who spoke to AOIFootball.com shortly after her arrival from Accra where she was crowned Queen of the continent for the third time, said she is now more determined to do more for her club, especially qualifying…

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Kunle Adelabu, Oluwaseun Ajayi & Oluwatobi Oguntoki -Ikorodu, Somolu trail behind It was yet another successful outing for the Education District II as the 9th edition of its Sports Festival was brought to a close with a memorable grand finale on Thursday, December 7, 2017, at the Oriwu College Sports Ground. The event, which was held amidst funfare, recorded a huge attendance of officials, administrators, teachers and students from various public schools in District II who all participated in several sporting events in high spirit. At the end of the…

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Kunle Adelabu & Oluwaseun Ajayi Players of Agbele Football Club of Igbogbo put up an heroic performance as they came back from a goal down to snatched a well deserved victory in the grueling final match of the 2017 Igbogbo Day Football Competition tagged, ‘Adeboruwa Cup’ in a spectacular fashion.   The match, which was played at the Igbogbo Township Stadium on Saturday, November 25, 2017, ended 3-1 in favour of Agbele FC which dominated the  match. The pulsating match had the attendance of the Adeboruwa of Igbogbo, His Royal…

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Adekunle Okikiola, SIWES Student   Ikorodu High School football team in Ikorodu North Local Council Development Area (LCDA) on Friday, November 10, 2017, beat their counterparts from Ipakodo High School,Ipakodo in Ikorodu West LCDA, to lift  the 2017 Ikorodu-Oga Day Cup. The final match, which was keenly contested by the two teams, was played at the Police Barracks Playing Ground along Igbogbo Road, Ikorodu. This year’s competition was tagged, ‘Emancipation Edition’, by the organiser, Ikorodu – Oga Development Association (IKODASS), led by its new Chairman,Otunba Ganiyu Abiru, a former Clerk…

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Kunle Adelabu & Folarin Joseph Oluwatunbosun Ikorodu Senior High School and Ipakodo Senior Community High School will be playing in the final match of the 2017 Ikorodu-Oga Day Celebration slated to hold at the Police Barracks Playing Ground, along Igbogbo road,Ikorodu, on Saturday, November 11, 2017. The two schools won their semi-final matches played at the Police Playing Ground on Monday, November 6, 2017. While Ikorodu High School stopped their counterparts from United Senior High School, Ikorodu, by beating them three goals to one (3 – 1), Ipakodo Senior High…

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-Receives MFM FC, donates N50M to Club -Says Lagos Games Village to commence in 2018 Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday, November 1, 2017 heaped praises on the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM) Football Club for returning the State back to the prestigious CAF Champions League sixteen years after a team from the State participated in the tournament. Speaking at Lagos House in Alausa, Ikeja when he received MFM FC alongside top officials of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) as well as some ex-internationals, Governor Ambode…

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Our Reporter -Unveils 22ft ‘Football Forever’ Statue In Teslim Balogun Stadium, Others Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Saturday, October 7, 2017, unveiled the ‘Football Forever’ statue at Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere, acknowledging that football remains the most popular sports that keep the nation united even in critical period.   The statue is a 22ft tall sculpture of four players, two aside, standing on an eight feet concrete pedestal announcing and showcasing the prowess, commitment and passion of Nigerians for the beautiful game.   Speaking at the commissioning, Governor…

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Kunle Adelabu. –  Affigbo Esther, Azeez Fatai Emerge 2017 Champions Miss Adewunmi Salewa of the Lighthouse International School, Ikorodu, was the cynosure of all eyes at the just concluded 3rd Oba Kabiru Shotobi Independence Day Marathon despite being the last athlete to cross the finish line out of the 254 athletes that participated in the race. She was showered with cash donations and praises at the closing ceremony of the race which was held at the Police Barracks Playing Ground along Igbogbo Road on Sunday, October 1, 2017. Adewunmi  was…

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