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President of Iganmu FC Donates Football Kits To Grassroot Academies

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5 years ago

April 4, 2022

..reward players with cash gifts

President of Lagos-based NLO team Iganmu FC, Abayomi Egbayelo has intensified his commitments toward the development of grassroots football in Lagos and its environs.

Last week, the Tokyo, Japan-based philanthropist and sportspreneur put action to his words of promise and encouragement in assisting indigent but talented young footballers, as well as, grassroots football academies towards achieving their career goals.

In the twin event, held at the high-brow Yasui Buka, Festac Town, Lagos, four football academies benefitted from Egbayelo’s large heart as they received top-quality balls, boots, and training bibs. Even as players, officials, and ardent fans of Iganmu FC also received cash rewards of over N700,000 from the youthful football administrator.

Fielding questions from pressmen, Egbayelo remarked that the decision to donate football kits to the grassroots football teams was borne out of his desire to help young players achieve their dreams through these academies.

“I have been through these paths. I understand the pains and anguish of not having what you need to achieve your dreams. I am happy to contribute my little quota and I hope it helps achieve the goals. This is just a phase, hopefully, we shall return with bigger things in June, this year,” he stated.

” Furthermore, the cash rewards for the players, officials, and supporters of Iganmu FC is in fulfillment of my earlier promise to motivate them towards performing better in the TCC League and the NLO league as well.

And I hope it would spur them to do well and pick up the desired diadems at the end of the season,” Egbayelo, who is also the CEO of Marvel Sports and Entertainment Company, enthused.

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Drogba, Amuneke, Eguavoen Lead African Legends’ Arrival in Lagos

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18 hours ago

November 7, 2026

The Gleamer

Joel Ajayi

With just one day to the much-anticipated Legends of Africa Football Game, Ivorian football icon Didier Drogba has arrived in Lagos, joining an impressive assembly of former African internationals already in the city ahead of Sunday’s star-studded encounter.

Drogba’s arrival further heightens anticipation for the game, which will bring together some of the continent’s most celebrated football figures at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan, Lagos.

Also in Lagos are Nigerian football greats Mobi Oparaku, Emmanuel Amuneke, Emmanuel Babayaro, Garba Lawal, Austin Eguavoen and Mutiu Adepoju, alongside other members of the legendary Super Eagles generations of 1994 and 1996.

The African contingent also features distinguished names including Togo’s Emmanuel Adebayor, Senegal’s El-Hadji Diouf, Ghana’s Stephen Appiah and Cameroon’s Rigobert Song, among other former international stars.

The excitement will extend beyond the legends’ reunion, with popular Nigerian entertainers and celebrities preparing for a special Celebrity Match as part of the event. Yhemolee, Sheggz, Jeriq, Teddy A and Charles Okocha are among the personalities set to feature in the celebrity fixture, scheduled to begin at 1:30pm.

The Celebrity Match will form part of a wider programme of activities designed to give fans a full day of football, entertainment and celebration before the main legends’ fixture, which kicks off at 5pm. Gates open at 1:30pm.

Organized by Toptier Sports Management in collaboration with Afreximbank and CANEX as part of CANEX WKND 2026, the game will feature 15 Nigerian legends taking on 13 African icons in a celebration of the players whose achievements helped shape the history of football on the continent.

Beyond the match, the programme includes a football clinic involving 500 young players, entertainment and special recognition for the heroes of African football.

The Legends of Africa Football Game promises a memorable gathering of football royalty, bringing together generations of fans to celebrate the enduring legacy of the continent’s finest players.

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