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Volleyball: Walata donate medals for Kwara State Inter Secondary School Competition

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4 years ago

June 2, 2022

Sports enthusiasts, Wale Richard Alao has donated set of medals for the forthcoming 2022 Kwara State Inter Secondary School Volleyball Competition on Thursday.

The tournament is billed for 8th to 10th June, 2022 at the indoor sports hall of Kwara State Stadium, Ilorin.

Alao who is also known as Walata said the medal donation is to support the success of the competition.

The former Team Manager of Crown FC Ogbomoso said he was motivated by the concept of organising volleyball competition for young children in secondary schools.

The former Team Manager of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Ilorin said, “I am donating medals for the Kwara State Inter Secondary School Competition; this is my own contribution to the organisers.

“After school hours, we see how some students litter the streets because they do not have anything doing. This competition will keep them busy and also reshape their thing.

“Children that grew up without the knowledge of sports think football is the only sport because it is the most popular game in the country. This Inter Secondary School Competition will give them an opportunity of chosing other sports asides football”.

The former President Kwara State All Stars Football Family confirmed that he will be attending the final of the tournament.

Wale Richard Alao also known as Walata was a former Financial Secretary of Crown FC Ogbomoso, Secretary to the President Nigeria Baptist Theological Seminary, Ogbomoso and NULGE Chairman Ogbomoso South Loca Government

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

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1 day 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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