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Iganmu FC Steps Up Gear For Another International Youth Tournament
By Akeem Busari
The management of Lagos based NLO side Iganmu FC are certainly not relenting on their commitment towards exposing the large pool of its talented players to top grade local and international football tournaments.
Coming quickly on the heels of its planned trip to Italy to participate in an U-16 soccer tournament in October, this year, the team have also been invited to participate in the final rounds of the JSE U-16 Soccer Championship billed for October-December, 2022, in Thailand.
According to Abayomi Egbayelo, President of the raves-making team, participating in these international tournaments is aimed at exposing the highly impressionable lads to different cultures and types of football as well as, boosting their confidence, morale, tactical, technical and discipline levels, as they continue to develop their innate talents for the game.
Speaking on the forthcoming foreign tournaments, General Manager of the team, Chibuzor Obilor, stated that the tournaments are further efforts to develop the talented young lads in the team. Adding that five players in the U-12 team that won the World Football Challenge in 2019, in Japan, are among the selected players for the tournaments.
“These international tournaments are capital intensive, but we are focused on our set targets to make the team a globally renowned sports brand. We’re leaving no stones unturned in this journey.
” I must commend the unrelenting moral and financial commitments of the club president Abayomi Egbayelo to these projects. It’s indeed, awe-inspiring. We can’t but also thank our partners, sponsors and supporters, including the Japan Ambassador to Nigeria, His Excellency Kazuyoshi Matsunaga and many others for their belief in this project.
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Team Nigeria Jets to Cairo for 11th World Para Powerlifting Championships
Joel Ajayi
Excitement is high as Team Nigeria’s para powerlifting contingent departed Nigeria on Tuesday, October 7, for the 11th World Para Powerlifting Championships set to take place in Cairo, Egypt, from October 9 to 18, 2025.
The milestone event marks the first-ever World Championships to be hosted on African soil, symbolizing a new era for the sport on the continent.
The first batch of Team Nigeria athletes left the country on Tuesday amid cheers and well-wishes from officials, fans, and supporters.
The second batch of the contingent is scheduled to depart tomorrow, October 8, from Lagos, completing the full team that will represent the nation at this landmark competition.
Speaking ahead of the departure, officials expressed confidence in the team’s readiness and determination to uphold Nigeria’s longstanding reputation as a force to be reckoned with, in global para powerlifting.
The National Sports Commission (NSC) reaffirmed its full support for the athletes, emphasizing the government’s commitment to promoting inclusivity and excellence in sports.
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