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Taekwondo: Sports Minister Gets Kukkiwon Award as International Masters, Examiners Courses End in Lagos
The Sports Minister Sunday Dare was on Saturday honoured with the Kukkiwon Award by the Kukkiwon World Taekwondo for his contributions to the development of the sport.
Aside the Minister, the Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwoolu and the president of the Nigeria Olympic Committee(NOC) Engineer Habu Gumel were also presented with awards at the closing ceremony of the 93RDV International Masters and 46th Poom/Dan Examiners Courses in Lagos.
The Minister thanked the Kukkiwon World Taekwondo and the Taekwondo Federation of Nigeria(TFN) for the award and urged both bodies to continue to invest more in the sport in Nigeria.
According to him, “the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development acknowledges and continues to appreciate the giant strides Taekwondo is taking in Nigeria and will continue to support it, creating the right environment for its growth and development.
“I am appealing to the world body to make Nigeria a priority for technical support and every other kind of support that will help this beautiful sport to grow, not just in our country but in Africa as a whole,” the Minister concluded.
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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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