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All Stars Football Invitational Tournament commences in Grand style in Abuja
…As All Stars Abuja defeats Lugbe All Stars 2-0 in the opening Game.
Joel Ajayi
It was a glamours and explosive experienced at the Main bowl Moshood Abiola National Stadium of Abuja at 3rd editions of the All Stars Football Invitational Tournament where 16 teams are currently fighting for honour.
Array of veterans footballers, coaches, past veterans, are tackling each others as yearly football event commenced in grande Style.
This year’s Tournament started on Saturday, 15th day of July 2023 to September 2023, every Saturday.
In the day 1 of the championship, four matches played out of which three Victory, and one draw as total number of 9 goals recorded.
In the tournament’s Opening game, the defending champions, the Abuja All Stars International Football Club on Saturday defeated Lugbe All Stars FC 2-0 to extend it’s suprimacy.
Player with Jersey number 15 Seun Oyeniyi scored the first goal of the tournament and gave his team, Abuja All Stars International FC the lead in 7th minutes of the encounter 1-0.
Lugbe All Stars FC gave a very good of account itself, fought throughout the gave but all their effort yielded no result as defending champions stood their ground to ensure their effort remain futile.
To add salt to the existing injury of All Stars FC Lugbe, the substitute Stanley Ike, scored in the 58 minutes to extend the lead to 2-0 as the match ended two goals to nil in favour Abuja All Stars FC.
Also in the second game of the day, corporate kicker sports club CKSC, defeated the new commer, All Stars Jabi 3 goals to 2.
In 5th minutes Ovie Nisa Nutata gave CKSC the lead while Nnakenyi Kingsley equalized in the 31 minutes to make it 1-1.
In the 37 Ovie Nisa Nutata scored from the spot kick to take lead again making it 2-1, as Abili Obinna score his first goal of Tournament for CKSC, in the 41st minutes to make it 3-1.
The resilient Jabi All Stars put one back courtesy of Nnakenyi Kingsley to make it 3-2 in the 45 minutes, as game ended in favour of CKSC.
The third game of the day between Unity Sports Foundation USF and Apo Fitness Football club ended in Goalless.
While the last game of the day between between Nyanya All Stars and Likeminds All Stars ended in favour of Nyanya All Stars FC 2-0.
The goal were score by Alele Sunday in the 24 minutes as Yakubu Daniel scored the second goal in the 35 Minutes as game ended 2-0 in favour of Nyanya All Stars.
However, other matches will come up come Saturday where player will be gather again to continue the Tournament.
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Kukkiwon President Hails Popoola’s Impact on Nigerian Taekwondo, NTF Boss Celebrates One Year of Progress
The President of the Taekwondo Federation of Nigeria, Grand Master Tayo Popoola has received a letter of commendation from the president of Kukkiwon, Yun Ung- Suk, for her outstanding contribution to the development of the sport.
Grand Master Popoola was hailed for her consistent drive improving the game within a short time of her stewardship in the NTF and the dissemination of Taekwondo activities in Nigeria to the global space.
The commendation letter dated October 25, 2026, was personally signed by Kukkiwon President, Ung-Suk.
Popoola said the commendation came to her as a pleasant surprise.
“I did not see that coming but It is a good one not only for me but the entire federation. I did not do it alone and it is also a challenge to do much more in the days, weeks and months ahead. I thank all the board members and I am optimistic that we will do more for the athletes,” Popoola said.
Incidentally, it is just about one year in office for Grand Master Popoola who has recorded a string of successes in the federation including the National Open Trials in Abeokuta, the Africa Taekwondo Championship 2026 in Bamako Mali where Nigeria won several Medals, the first ever Micheal Opeyemi Bamidele National Taekwondo Championship which took place last month in Lagos and the recently held Korean Ambassador Cup in Abuja which also had in attendance the World Kukkiwon Demonstration team.
The demonstration team dazzled fans in Abuja with spectacular display only last weekend just as the para-athletes in taekwondo were duly classified by experts from the world body in preparation for the Los Angeles Olympics 2028.
“I want to thank the National Sports Commission for the support given to me and the entire NTF. Things can only get better,” Popoola stressed.
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