Category: Sports

Igbogbo Stadium: Contractor Completes Track Laying, Pitch Barricade

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Kunle Adelabu The contractor handling the construction of the Igbogbo Stadium on behalf of the Lagos State Sports Commission (LSSC), has completed the track laying of the field. It was gathered that the government is planning to commission the stadium in December. The pitch has also been barricaded with barb wire to prevent unauthorized encroachment. THE IMPACT had reported the laying of the track which commenced third week in July this year. However, seats are yet to be fixed on the stand which has 1200 capacity. The stand was put…

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NSCDC Team Triumphs At 1st Senator Abiru Mixed Team Table Tennis Championships

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Our Reporter The final match of the First Senator Abiru Mixed Team Table Tennis Championship was a thrilling spectacle, showcasing the exceptional skills of the finalists – Lagos State Team 1 and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC)Team 1. The historic tournament in Africa was held on Saturdayat the Molade Okoya-Thomas Hall of Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere, attracting sports enthusiasts, fans and other dignitaries. The SAIL Empowerment Foundation, an endowment of Senator Mukhail Adetokunbo Abiru, and his wife, Mrs. Feyisola Abiru, sponsored the tournament. Senator Abiru,  along other…

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Senator Abiru Table Tennis Championship Kicks -Off Thursday

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Kunle Adelabu -N4 million prize money for grab  The Senator Abiru Mixed Team Table Tennis Championships, sponsored by the SAIL Empowerment Foundation, is kicking – off tomorrow, Thursday 31, October, 2024, at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere Lagos. SAIL Empowerment Foundation is an endowment of Senator Mikhail Adetokunbo Abiru, and his wife, Mrs Feyisola Abiru. The tournament is Africa’s first Mixed Team Table Tennis Championships. It is organised under the auspices of the Nigeria Table Tennis Federation (NTTF).  Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday in Lagos, the co-founder of…

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Ikorodu Constituency II Unity Cup Kicks – Off November 9

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Kune Adelabu The much – anticipated Ikorodu Constituency II Unity Cup, which is being sponsored by Hon. Aro Moshood Abiodun (AMA), the representative of the lkorodu Constituency II in the Lagos State House of Assembly, will kick – off November 9, as announced by the organisers. According to the organisers, the initiative is part of the lawmaker’s efforts to promote unity and strengthen bonds within Ikorodu Constituency II. The tournament aims to foster sportsmanship, teamwork, and camaraderie among residents, fulfilling one of the major promises made during his campaign. In…

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LASUSTECH Participating In Chess, Scrabble Other Events At 11th All African Universities Games

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The contingent of the Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH) is partaking in the 11th All African Universities Games, currently ongoing in Lagos. The games, which was established in 1971, by 10 African countries, is aimed at enhancing the development of sports within African Universities. This year’s edition of the sporting events, which is the 11th edition, is being co – hosted by the University of Lagos (UNILAG) and the Lagos State University (LASU). The games commenced on Friday, September 20. LASUSTECH is taking part in field and…

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Adeboruwa Cup 2024 Kicks Off With Exciting Matches

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Kunle Adelabu with Joy Fasunnon & Bolu Orebajo (SIWES Students) Football loving residents of Igbogbo, were not disappointed on Friday, when the 2024 Adeboruwa Cup kicked off as planned, with the opening game living up to expectations. The two exciting and highly technical games satisfied the appetites of the residents that trooped out to the U.A.M.C (Eleja) pitch hosting the tournament. Alhaji Ganiu Olubodun, the Bobasega of Igbogbo Kingdom and the special guest of honour at the opening game, performed the ceremonial kick off after he led the Chairman, Ikorodu…

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Adeboruwa Cup 2024 Kicks Off Friday With Oliwo Amoju, Bashorun Face – Off

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Mariam Akinloye & Orebajo (SIWES Student) The 2024 edition of the annual Oba Adeboruwa Cup in honour of His Royal Majesty, Oba (Barr.) Semiudeen Orimadegun Kasali, the Adeboruwa of Igbogbo, will commence on Friday, September 13, at the U.A.M.C. (Eleja) Primary School, Igbogbo. The tournament, which heralds the yearly Igbogbo Day Celebration, is being sponsored by the Igbgbo/Bayeku LCDA Chairman, Builder Sesan Daini. ln the opening match, two teams from Group A, Oliwo Amoju FC and Bashorun FC, will trade tackles, as this year’s tournament promises to be another great…

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We Are Planning To Turn Ikorodu Fitness Festival Into Massive Carnival – Initiator

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Kunle Adelabu with Joy Fasunon & Boluwatife Orebajo (SIWES Students)-As residents turn out in large number for 4th edition The initiator of the Ikorodu Fitness Festival and Chief Executive Officer, Styleurfitness Pukka Concept, Mr Odufeko Tolulope Emmanuel, has said that his plan is to make the annual event a massive sporting and social gathering, while emphasising that residents of Ikorodu, have embraced fitness engagement. Residents of Ikorodu defied early morning downpour by turning out in large number at the weekend, to attend the annual fitness exercise organized by Styleurfitness Pukka…

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Lagos Loses Foremost Grassroots Sports Developer, Safety Ambassador, Alhaji Kola Akinsanya

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Kunle Adelabu -Ikorodu All Stars, Grassroots Development, others mourn The sporting family in Ikorodu Division and Lagos in general, on Sunday, received the shocking news of the death of Alhaji Kolawole Saheed Akinsanya, a retired police officer, grassroots sports administrator, community developer, safety ambassador, talents moulder and an author. Alhaji Akinsanya, Chairman, Tuagaga Community Development Association (CDA), died early Sunday morning after a brief sickness,  was buried in his house at Aga Ikorodu according to Islamic rite, same day. At his burial were family members, CDA executives, residents, sports administrators,…

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Photos: Contractor Begins Track Laying At Igbogbo Stadium

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Kunle Adelabu The installation of tracks has commenced at the Igbogbo Stadium, by the contractor handling the project. Construction work started on the 1800 – capacity sporting facility located along the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Road, Igbgbo in Igbogbo/Bayeku local Council Development Area (LCDA(, Ikorodu Division, Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria, about three years ago. When our reporter visited the site on Wednesday, construction workers were seen continuing with laying of the tracks which we gathered started some days back.

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