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Eguavoen, Amoo, Temile, Nieketen for NIS, Lagos Fa coaches training

Joel Ajayi
A galaxy of Ex Super Eagles players turned coaches have been lined up as resource persons for the Lagos FA, National Institute for sports coaches certification training billed to commence at the National Institute for Sports, Lagos on September 14th, 2024.
According to a press statement , Technical Director of the NFF Austin Equavoen, Former Flying Eagles coach Fatai Amoo, Uefa licensed coach Clement Temile, Ex Eagles midfield maestro Peter Nieketen will serve as resource persons for the training which is expecting to be conducted in batches for a three -months period.
Chairman of Lagos Football Association Hajji Gafar Liameed said the training is compulsory for all Lagos- based coaches who wish to continue to coach in the state.” We are making this training compulsory for all coaches in order to raise the bar of coaching not only in Lagos, but the country as a whole. We decided to collaborate with the National Institute for sports to upscale our coaches and to ensure overall development of football in Nigeria.”
He assured that the vision is to train at least 2,000 coaches for the next two years.” We have specially designed this program to accommodate all coaches whether they are lettered or not.
The training will be conducted every Saturday to enable us train about 2,000 coaches in the first instance. Thereafter, NIS certification will be compulsory for all coaches in Lagos.”
Director -General of the National Institute for sports Professor Olawale Moronkola said this training is in tandem with modern day football technic which require regular upscalling.
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Aliyu Baba Shines with Six Goals in Five NNL Appearances for Sporting Lagos

Joel Ajayi
Striker Aliyu Baba of Sporting Lagos, continues to court attention in the Nigeria National League (NNL) with his impressive goalscoring return, netting 6 times in five starts in the second division.
Aliyu, 21, scored a hattrick in a must-win away match against Solution FC on Sunday evening, taking his tally to 6 goals from just five starts.
The lagos-based club signed him from Mahanaim FC during mid-season transfer window, after it struggled to find the back of the net in the first stanza of the season.
Aliyu opened his Sporting account scoring a brace in a 3-2 away win over Abakaliki FC. He followed that with a goal against First Bank FC after coming from the bench.
The deadly striker then produced another stunning away performance, scoring a hattrick in the 3-3 away draw against Solution FC.
He delivered 6-goals in 9 total appearances (5-starts and 3 substitute apps) for the Lagos club, despite only joining them in March during the mid-season window.
This goalscoring prowess has now attracted many football followers and clubs in the country.
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