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A total of 42 foreign long distance runners have indicated interest in competing at the 2023 edition of the Lotus Bank Abeokuta 10km Race, which has been scheduled to hold in the Ogun state capital city on September 9.  The 10km race will flag off at the Iyana Oloke, Onikolobo and finish at the entrance to the Alake of Egbaland Palace, Ake, Abeokuta. The foreign winners at the 2023 Abeokuta 10km Race, which is the third edition of the 10km race will go home with a total prize money of twelve thousand five hundred dollars. The breakdown of the prizes according to the Chief Executive Officer / Managing Director of Nilayo Sports Management Company, Chief Bukola Olopade, would see the champion of the 3rd Abeokuta 10km Race go home with a cash prize of five thousand dollars, second place winner $3000, third place $2,000 and fourth place $1,500 and fifth place $1,000 making a total of $12,000. The Chief Executive Officer of Nilayo Sports Management Limited, Chief Bukola Olopade, Wednesday, d

A total of 42 foreign long distance runners have indicated interest in competing at the 2023 edition of the Lotus Bank Abeokuta 10km Race, which has been scheduled to hold in the Ogun state capital city on September 9.  The 10km race will flag off at the Iyana Oloke, Onikolobo and finish at the entrance to the Alake of Egbaland Palace, Ake, Abeokuta. The foreign winners at the 2023 Abeokuta 10km Race, which is the third edition of the 10km race will go home with a total prize money of twelve thousand five hundred dollars. The breakdown of the prizes according to the Chief Executive Officer / Managing Director of Nilayo Sports Management Company, Chief Bukola Olopade, would see the champion of the 3rd Abeokuta 10km Race go home with a cash prize of five thousand dollars, second place winner $3000, third place $2,000 and fourth place $1,500 and fifth place $1,000 making a total of $12,000. The Chief Executive Officer of Nilayo Sports Management Limited, Chief Bukola Olopade, Wednesday, d

The Nigeria Teqball contingent to the African Beach Games Hammamet 2023 made up of three Athletes and a Coach departed the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on board Asky to Lome-Accra and Turkish Airlines to Istanbul-Tunis. The delegation which is led by the Head of Technical & Education of the Federation Mr. Abdul Bajeh is estimated to arrive Tunis by 9:20am on Wednesday 21st June 2023. World number 31, African number 2 and Nigerian number 1 Victor Ademoye OYEMADE will compete for a slot for the Men’s Single in the next World Beach Games slated for Bali, Indonesia, from the 5th to 12th of August 2023.  Oyemade will also partner with Funsho Funto SAMSON to compete for the Men’s Doubles event. Samson on the other hand will also partner with Rashidat Bukola SALAU to compete for the Mixed Doubles event.  Experienced and versatile Abdul Bajeh will be deploying his vast knowledge of the game to ensure that the Nigerian team does not only win medals but also qualify for the Wo

29-year-old Chemical Engineering graduate shared the story of how she entered the male-dominated Formula 1 paddock, where she became the first black woman to stand atop the Formula 1 podium. “Growing up, when I watched F1 the representation wasn’t there. Until Lewis Hamilton came into the picture, there was no one there that looked like me to inspire me. He was the person that did that for me despite him not being an Engineer,” the lifelong motorsport fan said. This is also why that moment she stood on the podium is very meaningful. “Many people don’t see what goes on behind the scenes. I wanted to make my role known to young people. Not to inspire them to be like me and to go into motorsport, but to inspire them to find their passion, because if you go into a role that you are not passionate about, you are going to have a terrible time.” After spending three years working with the Mercedes F1 team, Travers is currently the deputy team principal of Hamilton’s Extreme E team X44 Vida Ca

A one-day conference at the Marriott Hotels, Ikeja, Lagos, held on Friday the 16th of June 2023 discussed and agreed on collaborative modalities to tackle human trafficking and modern slavery in Sports.  The event was hosted by Ladies In Sports, a Nigerian based foundation, which brought together personalities from all works of life to design efforts to end this human right violation. “Expanding the fight against human trafficking” was the topic of the next panel of the conference moderated by Dr. May Ikeora, a human rights and women empowerment advocate.  During the session, speakers Laurent De Boeck - Chief of Mission of International Organization for Migration (IOM) to the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Ojonuka Ajuda, Head of Women’s Football at Integral pointed out that human trafficking in sports does not only affect men. Ajuda revealed that her department has received complaints from some women who have been exploited and abandoned in another country. “Women find it difficult to

  Segun Ijitola Football club of Surulere, emerged the new champion of the Victor Ikpeba Football Challenge 2023. The Football Challenge which was in its third edition was played at its traditional venue, the Obele Odan Community Centre,  Fujah. A total of eight teams participated in the Five-A-Side Football competition whose theme at the third edition is 'Appreciation'. As the sponsor of the event, the 1997 African Footballer of the Year, Victor Ikpeba said, was hosted in appreciation of the great opportunity given to him by his country Nigeria, to become a worldclass soccer star. In the final match played  on Monday, June 12 at the Obele Odan Community Centre,  Fujah, FC Segun Ijitola defeated Chidi Chukwuka FC 2-0 to lift the Gold Cup, gold medals and a cash prize of two hundred thousand naira. The first goal of the final match was scored by Ikechukwu, who capitalised on a defensive error to find the back of the team to give his team a 1-0 lead in the first half. Dewunmi Omo

  Segun Williams Football club of Surulere, has emerged the new champion of the Victor Ikpeba Football Challenge 2023. The Football Challenge which was in its third edition was played at its traditional venue, the Obele Odan Community Centre,  Fujah. A total of eight teams participated in the Five-A-Side Football competition whose theme at the third edition is 'Appreciation'. As the sponsor of the event, the 1997 African Footballer of the Year, Victor Ikpeba said, was hosted in appreciation of the great opportunity given to him by his country Nigeria, to become a worldclass soccer star. In the final match played  on Monday, June 12 at the Obele Odan Community Centre,  Fujah, FC Segun Williams defeated Chidi Nwachukwu FC 2-0 to lift the Gold Cup, gold medals and take home a cash prize of two hundred thousand naira. The first goal of the final match was scored by team captain, Segun Ijitola, who capitalised on a defensive error to find the back of the net to give his team a 1-0 l

  The winners at the 3rd edition of the Victor Ikpeba Football Challenge, will take home a total cash prize of four hundred and fifty thousand naira at the Five Aside Football event which has been scheduled for June 12, at the Obele Odan Community Centre,  Fujah, Surulere,  Lagos. According to the General Coordinator of the event and the Chairman of the Obele Odan Community Development Association,  Mr. Dapo Sotuminu,  the Champions, will take home a cash prize of N200,000, a giant trophy and gold medals. The second placed team  in the 8-team Football Challenge will go home with a cash prize of N125,000, silver trophy and silvers medals. While the third placed team will go away with a cash prize of N75,000, trophy and bronze medals. The forth placed team will take home a consolation prize of N50,000. The General Coordinator of the event noted that, there will be individual awards for the Most Valuable Player, Best Defender, Best Midfielder and the Hihgest Goal Scorer. Adding that, the

Akeem Busari  Nigeria’s foremost Real Estate Company, Adron Homes and Property Limited, has built an ultra-modern sports complex for the use of residents of one of numerous estates, City of David, in Shimawa town. The sports complex which comprises of a hybrid synthetic pitch, running track, basketball court and Disney-like children’s play park, is the first in any modern day estate in Nigeria. Renowned for its several impactful Corporate Social Responsibility(CSR), particularly, the grassroots sports programmes held in different parts of Nigeria, and that includes the fast-growing  Adron Homes Sports Festival. The mini-stadium which is named Olori Aderonke EmmanuelKing Recreational Park after the delectable wife of the the Group Managing Director, Aare Adetola EmmanuelKing, will host the first Adron Homes Summer Games for children of the residents of City of David, as well as, other Adron Homes Estates residents aged 6-17 years. According to the Chief Executive Officer of Match Intern

Edo State First Lady, Mrs. Betsy Obaseki, has inaugurated the Organising Committee for the 2023 Betsy Obaseki Women Football Tournament (BOWFT).  Speaking during the inauguration of the committee at the Government House, Benin City, Mrs. Obaseki urged the members to improve on the success recorded in previous editions of the tournament. The 9-man committee headed by Yusuf Alli, has the Permanent Secretary, Edo State Sports Commission, Mrs. Sabina Chikere as Secretary. Other members of the committee include Hon. Maria Edekor Esq., Mr. Kingsley Ehigiamusor, Mr. Crusoe Osagie, Dr. Andrew Obi, Dr. Peter Okonofua, Dr. Kweku Tandoh and Emmanuel Igbinosa. The First Lady commended the committee for the overwhelming support and their contributions in previous editions of the tournament, noting, “I have good reason to appreciate you for your hard work and commitment even in the first outing that was highly commended by FIFA. As a result of that, I have decided that every year, we would look for