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2022 NSF: Team FCT will be Among the best, Istifanus Assures

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4 years ago

December 8, 2022

Uche Nwudoh

With just two days to the end of the 21st National Sports Festival in Asaba Delta state, the Director of Sports for the Federal Capital Territory, Mr Luka Istifanus has insisted that Team FCT performance will surpass the previous outing.

He gave this assurance while briefing the Journalist in Asaba on the progress and performance of team FCT.

According to him, before we left Abuja, I told my principals that nothing short of 12 gold medals from our athletes and I told them that our performance will outclass the previous participation.”As we speak, we have 9 gold medals, we have 6 silver and 16 bronze FCT is on course, we still have more medal to win before the end of the festival.”

On the reflection of FCT medal on the table, Director of FCT said there is nothing to worry about that when the the table is perfected Team FCT will be among the best.
With 4 gold medal reflect on the medal table FCT is in 11 position, and we have 5 gold medal yet to reflect, so by the time they reflect our medals, FCT is going to be between six and seven on the table.

“Our strong hold is karate and event just started, we expecting more gold medal from them”

Speaking on challenges contingent facing in Asaba, Tifanus expressed, “There is no festival without challenges from the state down to Main organizing committee that is why in FCT camp we try to fix all those loop hole for the fct athletes,”

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Lagos Set for Star-Studded Legends Game as Diouf, Adebayor, Appiah Lead African Icons

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4 hours ago

November 3, 2026

The Gleamer

Africa is set for a football spectacle as some of Africa’s biggest football legends battle celebrated Super Eagles icons for the Legends Football Game on Sunday, November 8, at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan, Lagos.

Headlining the African Legends squad are former African Footballer of the Year Emmanuel Adebayor, Senegal’s El-Hadji Diouf, Ivorian legend Didier Zokora and Ghana ex captain Stephen Appiah, whose illustrious careers left an enduring mark on the global game.

The star-studded African contingent is expected to feature alongside other celebrated names, including Ghana’s John Paintsil and Anthony Baffoe, Senegal’s Khalilou Fadiga, Burkina Faso’s Aristide Bancé, Cameroon’s Rigobert Song and Alexandre Song, Zimbabwe’s Peter Ndlovu and Benjani Mwaruwari, as well as South Africa’s Brian Baloyi.

They will take on Super Eagles legends from Nigeria’s iconic 1994 and 1996 squads in a special encounter celebrating three decades since Nigeria became the kings of African football.

The game is presented by Toptier Sports Management in partnership with Afreximbank and CANEX, bringing together football icons whose achievements have inspired generations of fans across the continent.

Chichi Nwoko, Founder and CEO of Toptier Sports Management, said the event would provide an opportunity to honour the legends who helped shape African football.

“These are names that every football fan in Africa knows. We are proud to bring them to Lagos to honour the heroes of 1994 and 1996,” she said.

The Legends Football Game is expected to draw fans eager to relive the magic of African football’s golden era, with gates opening at 1:30pm.

For fans unable to make it to the stadium, the match will be broadcast live from 5pm to 7pm on NTA, AIT and Silverbird.

With a galaxy of African football stars set to descend on Lagos, the city is poised for a memorable celebration of football, nostalgia and the enduring legacy of the continent’s greatest players.

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