Sports
MK Sports Organize Novelty Match To Honour Chief Fatimilehin’s 70th Birthday
Joel Ajayi
One of the best sports clubs in the country, Popularly known as MK Sports owner of Water Football Club of Abuja at weekend organized a novelty match with City FC at the Maracana stadium of Water FC in the Lokogoma Area of the city to honour and mark the 70th birthday of leading real estate services provider an Executive Director and Co-founding Partner at Diya, Fatimilehin & Co, Chief Gboyega Fatimilehin.
The celebrant, Chief Fatimilehi, a real estate services provider with over 40 years of experience providing property agency, property management, valuation, and advisory services to institutions, individuals, and government with over 500 Nigerians working for him.
The match that coincided with two major events in the country, the Father’s Day and Sallah celebrations in the country add unspeakable colour and glamour to the game on Sunday where residents of the community trooped out in number, old and young to catch the fun rejoice with celebrant.
In the match played away team City FC showed their supremacy over Water FC by beating them 3 goals to nothing.
Speaking shortly after the Game, the Proprietor and Founder of the MK Sports Water Football Club of Abuja Nureni Makanjuola said, this novelty match is to honor and celebrate someone who has contributed immensely to the development of real estate in Nigeria and the rest of the world. It is a token of our appreciation to him and we are glad that this will go a long way in showing our love and support to the man who has always been there in terms of providing thousands of jobs for Nigerians.”
It will be recalled that through MK Sports, many young talents realize their dreams especially in football courtesy of the Grace of God through Mr. Nureni Makanjuola today, many are breadwinners because of the MK’s benevolence.
No wonder his club, Water FC, has produced exceptional players who have played for national teams including U-17, U-20, U-23, and the Super Eagles of Nigeria, because of his good heart.
Sports
Vipers VC celebrate captain Esther Mbah on birthday
Cyril Ogar
Vipers Volleyball Club have felicitated with their captain, Esther Mbah on the occasion of her birthday.
In a statement signed by the Vipers VC Team Manager, Suraj Abiodun Jabar; the club described Mbah as a leader who has consistently demonstrated excellence both on and off the court.
The statement also praised the Nigerian international for her valuable contributions to the club.
The statement mentioned her role in guiding Vipers to a second-place finish at the 2026 CAVB Zone 3 Club Championship in Ghana.
It read: “The management of Vipers Volleyball Club wants to celebrate Esther Mbah on the occasion of her birthday.
“She has been an asset to Vipers since joining the club, demonstrating outstanding commitment, dedication and leadership.
“Her contributions to the growth and success of the team have been invaluable.
“We appreciate her efforts, professionalism and the positive influence she continues to have on her teammates. We wish her more successful years ahead, good health and greater achievements.”
The club concluded its birthday message by wishing the experienced player continued success as she leads the team towards achieving more honours.
Beyond her achievements at club level, Mbah won a bronze medal for Nigeria at the 2024 African Games in Ghana, further establishing herself as one of the country’s accomplished volleyball players.
She has also secured qualification for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games, adding another milestone to her growing career.
In their separate messages, board members of Nigeria Volleyball Federation, James Datuhun and Chinedu Onikeku (OLY) as well as Coordinator of Vipers VC, Samuel Onikeku wished the Nigeria international a glamorous birthday.
They hailed Esther Mbah for exhibiting a high level of leadership trait since joining the team.
The stakeholders prayed for good health and ultimately success as she prepares for the Beach Volleyball event at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics.
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