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Africa Volleyball C’Ship: Onikeku hails resilient Nigeria Customs Service men’s team

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5 years ago

May 8, 2022

Joel Ajayi

The Sports Secretary of Nigeria Customs Service, Samuel Onikeku has hailed the performance of the Customs men’s volleyball tea at the ongoing 2022 African Men’s Volleyball Club Championship in Kelibia, Tunisia.

Nigeria Customs Service crushed Equity Bank of Kenya 3-0 (25-21, 25-12, 25-19) in their first match on Sunday.

The Nigeria Customs Service thrilled the fans at Kelibia as they fought hard to take the first set by 25-21. A compact Custom’s team resumed the second set dispatching Equity Bank of Kenya 25-12.

Equity Bank gave Customs of Nigeria a good fight in the third set but the Nigeria giant won by 25-19.

Reacting to the win, Samuel Onikeku said the team has shown determination and zeal in their win against Equity Bank of Kenya adding that the Service is proud of them.

Nigeria will face Port Doula of Cameroon on Monday by 5pm

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

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22 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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