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New Dawn for Football, As Lagos FA Sets New Standards

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2 years ago

September 23, 2024

Joel AjayiLagos State Football Association under the Leadership of Alhaji Gafar Liameed has continued to set new standards after headlining the front page of the Punch Newspaper of Monday 23rd of September 2024.

In what has never been seen in the history of State Football Associations in Nigeria, the story of the Annual General Assembly of the Lagos State Football Association dominated the Front Page of one of Nigeria’s foremost Dailies, the Punch Newspapers.

The Lagos State Football Congress has approved the sum of 3.6 Billion Naira for the State’s 2024/2025 Football season.
The Lagos FA boss Alhaji Gafar Liameed maintained that with the new approved budget, it means there will be total Grassroot Development, Referees Education and Coaching Education in the State.

According to him ” For us in Lagos, Football is a Media event and we are very big on Transparency and Trust in everything we are doing”.

” We understand the role of Corporate bodies in Sports Development and the only way they can come and partner with what we are doing is when they see that we are serious and trust worthy”.

” Football Growth is about Grassroot Development and there cannot be effective Development if you don’t have events effective programmes, and in Lagos we are very passionate about building the next generation of Nigeria Football talents”, he added.

The Lagos State Football Association has about Nineteen competitions to execute with each event having a budget of One Hundred Million Naira to carried out.

Some of the Competitions include, the Lagos Federations Cup, the Lagos State Football League , the Ibile Cup, the Lagos Youth League , the Freshers Cup , the Lagos State Queens Championship, the Oba’s Cup the Lagos Beach Soccer Cup and the Principal’s Cup just to mention but a few .

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Vipers VC celebrate captain Esther Mbah on birthday

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20 hours ago

November 14, 2026

The Gleamer

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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