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2022 IBB Golf Captain’s Cup To Feature 1000 Golfers

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5 years ago

April 2, 2022

Joel Ajayi

No fewer than 1000 golfers across the world will take part in this year’s IBB International Golf and Country Club, Abuja captain cup in Nigeria’s capital city.

The tournament slated for 18th -21st of April is expected to feature over 1000 professional golfers across the length and breadth of the country.

While speaking on the level of preparedness for the championship on Friday in Abuja, the Captain of the Club, Senator Emmanuel Anosike said that everything is in place to host a successful tournament.

According to him, it’s a tournament a captain does at the end of the tenure, it’s a tenure end tournament, it’s going to be massive because we are expecting about 1000 golfers from about 14 countries to come to Abuja.

“We are going to play a very wide professional tournament and by the grace of God, the winner of that tournament will go home with a car.

“All the captains of major golf clubs in Nigeria and lady’s captains and members of their clubs are also going to be part of this tournament.

“The special thing about this game is that there will not be any qualifiers, any golfers that are members of IBB golf and country club will participate in the tournament so it’s a very wide tournament.

“We want to use this tournament to showcase the level of golfing in the IBB that it has come to stay and tennis, in particular, we are going to use every available social angle in this tournament.”

He appreciated all the partners for their support while he called on business owners, corporate bodies, and well-meaning individuals who will like to be part of the event to showcase their business, saying it’s going to be a win-win at end of the event.

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Drogba, Amuneke, Eguavoen Lead African Legends’ Arrival in Lagos

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18 hours ago

November 7, 2026

The Gleamer

Joel Ajayi

With just one day to the much-anticipated Legends of Africa Football Game, Ivorian football icon Didier Drogba has arrived in Lagos, joining an impressive assembly of former African internationals already in the city ahead of Sunday’s star-studded encounter.

Drogba’s arrival further heightens anticipation for the game, which will bring together some of the continent’s most celebrated football figures at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan, Lagos.

Also in Lagos are Nigerian football greats Mobi Oparaku, Emmanuel Amuneke, Emmanuel Babayaro, Garba Lawal, Austin Eguavoen and Mutiu Adepoju, alongside other members of the legendary Super Eagles generations of 1994 and 1996.

The African contingent also features distinguished names including Togo’s Emmanuel Adebayor, Senegal’s El-Hadji Diouf, Ghana’s Stephen Appiah and Cameroon’s Rigobert Song, among other former international stars.

The excitement will extend beyond the legends’ reunion, with popular Nigerian entertainers and celebrities preparing for a special Celebrity Match as part of the event. Yhemolee, Sheggz, Jeriq, Teddy A and Charles Okocha are among the personalities set to feature in the celebrity fixture, scheduled to begin at 1:30pm.

The Celebrity Match will form part of a wider programme of activities designed to give fans a full day of football, entertainment and celebration before the main legends’ fixture, which kicks off at 5pm. Gates open at 1:30pm.

Organized by Toptier Sports Management in collaboration with Afreximbank and CANEX as part of CANEX WKND 2026, the game will feature 15 Nigerian legends taking on 13 African icons in a celebration of the players whose achievements helped shape the history of football on the continent.

Beyond the match, the programme includes a football clinic involving 500 young players, entertainment and special recognition for the heroes of African football.

The Legends of Africa Football Game promises a memorable gathering of football royalty, bringing together generations of fans to celebrate the enduring legacy of the continent’s finest players.

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