Category: Sports

Jare Olukotun The Ikorodu City FC started its maiden feature in the topflight of the Nigerian Premiership Football League (NPFL) with an away draw with Kwara United. The Oga Boys got a point with Michael Atata, manning the goal post, with Junior Christian, Odinaka Alfred, Gift Udoh, Ayomide Abatan, Kelechi Onwe, Rasheed Owolabi, Tosin Oyedokun, Joseph Arumala Uche Oyemaechi and Tawio Alao on the field as starting 11. Musa Maliq comes on for Taiwo Alao, while Tomisin Adebayo and David Kagbat replaced Rasheed Owolabi and Uchechukwu Onyemaechi in the second…

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Wale Jagun Ikorodu City FC has announced further re- enforcement of its team few hours to the commencement of the 2025/26 Nigeria Professional Football League. The team which will be playing its first match away against Kwara United at the Kwara State Sports Complex on Sunday, added a new technical staff and other players in addition to new players that it has injected in the last few days. Oga Boys announce its delight to have NPFL legend and league title winner, Olufemi Thomas added to its technical team. The club…

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Kunle Adelabu -Promotes 5 academy players to first team In preparation for actions in the Nigerian elite football league, Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL) 2025/26 Season, Ikorodu City FC has been strengthening its team with the injection of new players. The team which is also known as the Oga Boys, which will be playing in the topflight league after gaining promotion from the NNL after a playoff last season, has also promoted five of its academy players to the first team. Top on its catch is the Liberian national team…

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Jare Olukotun Honourable Commissioner for Youth, Mr Mobolaji Ogunlende, has assured of a timely completion of Igbogbo Stadium, when he visited the ongoing project at the weekend. Ogunlende visited the stadium with the Chairman, Igbogbo/Bayeku LCDA, Omo’ba Hammed Olalekan Aroyewun (HOA), Hon. Moyosore Adebanjo, Chairman, Onigbongbo LCDA, and Comrade Lekan Oba Biliamin, Senior Special Assistant to Governor among others. The construction of the project started in 2011, and the stand, track and field have been completed. The Commissioner said that significant progress has been made on the project and expressed…

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Wale Jagun The final day of the ITTF Africa Youth Championships, has promised to be a very tough and interesting ending as the defending champion Wassim Essid of Tunisia faces Nigeria’s Abdulbasit Abdulfatai in the semifinals and another Nigerian, who is the current West African champion, Matthew Kuti, battles Egypt’s Badr Mostafa for the final match. The defending champion, Wassim Essid of Tunisia is so far undefeated, but he will have to deal with a very tough challenger in Nigeria’s Abdulfatai. 2025 ITTF Africa Youth Championships will come to an…

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Wale Jagun The Nigeria U-19 Boys’ Team has claimed victory to returned to the continental table tennis engagement after wining gold in the final of the ongoing ITTF Africa Youth Championships, Lagos 2025. Kuti Matthew, Abdulbasit Abdulfatai, Fabunmi Matthew, and Atunwon Quadri recorded the victory by defeating Tunisia 3-2, at the Molade Okoya-Thomas Hall, Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos. The Nigerian team recovered from a 0-2 deficit in the semifinals to edge Egypt 3-2, before defeating Tunisia by the same scoreline in the final. With the win, Nigeria secured its place…

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Wale Jagun Nigeria’s table tennis prodigy and Ikorodu born star, Matthew Kuti, on Saturday, set new record as the first West African player to successfully defend the men’s singles title at the 2025 ITTF Africa West Regional Championships. The defending champion, Kuti reaffirmed his dominance by overcoming Abdulbasit Abdulfatai 4-1 (7-11, 11-6, 11-9, 11-7, 11-7) in the final of a tournament which has been highly competitive for years with no one ever – defending the title successfully. Seven countries took part in the tournament which took place at the Molade…

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