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 Otunba Isiaka Adeleke Memorial Cup: Eyiowuawi FC Crowned Champions After Defeating Hammola Int'l FC   Otunba Isiaka Adeleke Memorial Cup: Eyiowuawi FC Crowned Champions After Defeating Hammola Int'l FC Babatunde Eyiowuawi FC, has been crowned the Champions of the Otunba Isiaka Adetunji Adeleke Memorial Cup, on Saturday evening, edging past Hammola Int'l FC 6-5 via penalties after a goalless 90 minutes of football.  The match which was held at the Federal Polytechnic Ede Football Pitch had in attendance, the People's Democratic Party (PDP) 2018 Gubernatorial Candidate, Senator Nurudeen Ademola Adeleke, Osun PDP Chairman, Chief Sunday Bisi, Elder Peter Babalola, Chief Bayo Faforiji, Timi of Ede, Oba Minirudeen Lawal, and many other dignitaries.  The final match witnessed a lot of interesting moments but  unlike the first edition played last year, this year's edition needed  penalty shootouts to decide the winners both in the third place game and the final ma...

 Naija Ratels FC Comments NFF, NWFL Over FIFA’s COVID-19 Palliative Barr. Paul Edeh, the Chairman of Naija Ratels FC Naija Ratels FC Comments NFF, NWFL Over FIFA’s COVID-19 Palliative Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) Premiership side, Naija Ratels FC President, Barrister Paul Edeh yesterday commended the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and the Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) for the release of the FIFA COVID-19 Relief funds to Championship and Nationwide clubs.  The astute Football Administrator lauded the Amaju Pinnick-led NFF and NWFL supremo Aisha Falode for fulfilling the promise made on the relief funds. The Legal Luminary also noted that the FIFA funds came just in time for the club which is now engaged in the ongoing NWFL Premiership 2022 Season. The Abuja-based NWFL Premiership club in a statement through its Media Officer Amarachi Mira Emereonye acknowledged the receipt of funds from the NFF by the club on Wednesday.  According to the statement, the cl...

 Otunba Isiaka Adetunji Adeleke Memorial Cup: Eyiowuawi FC Joins Hammola Int'l FC in Final Otunba Isiaka Adetunji Adeleke Memorial Cup: Eyiowuawi FC Joins Hammola Int'l FC in Final The stage is now set for the final of this year's Otunba Isiaka Adetunji Adeleke Memorial Cup, as Babatunde Eyiowuawi FC, Ede-South defeated GFCC Ede-North by 2-0 in the second Semi-Final played on Thursday, at the Ido-Osun High School, Ido-Osun. Goals from Farooq Oyeniyi and Taiwo Lawal in the 65th and 77th minute ensured that the Ede-South-based side got to their first-ever final.  Recall that the first Semi-Final played between Hammola Int'l FC and New Dawn FC on Wednesday also ended 2-0 in favour of the Ido-Osun side.  The final of the tournament between Hammola Int'l FC and Babatunde Eyiowuawi FC will come up this Saturday, January 15th, which is a significant date, as it is the birthday of the late first executive Governor of Osun State, Otunba Isiaka Adetunji Adeleke.   The Com...

 2021 AFCON: Eagles Vow to Maintain Winning Momentum Against Sudan Kelechi Iheanacho celebrating scoring the winning goal against Egypt on Tuesday 2021 AFCON: Eagles Vow to Maintain Winning Momentum Against Sudan Coaches and players of the Super Eagles have vowed to maintain their winning momentum in the Africa Cup of Nations tournament when they face Sudan in their second game on Saturday in Garoua. Nigeria currently tops Group D with three points, Sudan and Guinea Bissau have a point each while Egypt with no points is the bottom of the group. Nigeria may book a place in the round of 16 if she wins the next game and the result in the other fixture favours her. Head coach Augustine Eguavoen told newsmen after the team's training session on Wednesday that their approach is to take every game as a Cup Final. His assistant, Salisu Yusuf said he expects the game against Sudan to be tough and more physically exerting than the one against Egypt but that the attitude, commitment, zeal, an...

 ToatalEnergies AFCON: The Gambia Records Historic Victory Mauritania ToatalEnergies AFCON: The Gambia Records Historic Victory Mauritania It was a day of history as the Gambia Scorpions achieved a historic feat by winning their first match in their debut appearance in the AFCON finals. T The RFC midfielder Seraing also entered the history of Gambian football having scored the only goal of the match.  This is a First achievement for The Gambia in TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon 2021. The Scorpions started the game very strongly in Limbé, making the Mourabitounes doubt with a goal action from the tenth minute. Barrow found Ablie Jallow who controlled the ball from the right before putting a dry strike controlled left foot into the net of goalkeeper Diop Babacar. After this goal, the Mauritanians tried to get back to the mark and played very high, but the Gambian defense, well around their goalkeeper Jobe Modou annihilated all actions. Neither Ba Papa Ibnou, nor ev...

 SYAN Oyo South Mourns Late Gov. Akala, Says he is a True Elder Stateman SYAN Oyo South Mourns Late Gov. Akala, Says he is a True Elder Stateman The Honourable representing Oyo South Senatorial District in the South Youth Assembly of Nigeria (SYAN) Hon. Adekola Tijani Adewoyin has consoled with the immediate family, friends, political associates, and entire indigenes of Oyo State over the death of the state's former governor, Otunba Chief Christopher Adebayo Alao Akala who joined his ancestors mid-day Wednesday afternoon. This is condolence message was contained in a statement issued in Ilorin by the Senior Special Assistant on media to Hon. Adewoyin, Olusola Hammed where he prayed to God to grant repose to the soul of the diseased and God be with his family. The statement reads in part, "It is with a heavy heart that we received the news of the death of former Oyo State governor, Chief Christopher Adebayo Alao Akala who passed away on Wednesday afternoon after a brief illness...

 TotalEnergies AFCON: Chard, CAR, Rwanda and Others' Refugees Attend Opening Ceremony in Yaoundé TotalEnergies AFCON: Chard, CAR, Rwanda and Others' Refugees Attend Opening Ceremony in Yaoundé As the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations Cameroon, 2021 kicked off last Sunday with the match between the host Cameroon and Burkina Faso in the magnificent lair of Olembe Stadium in Yaoundé. Among the guests at this prestigious event are hundreds of refugees from the Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Togo, Côte d’Ivoire, and Rwanda. They took their places in the stands, vibrating to the rhythm of the spectacle offered by the teams on the lawn. The moment of communion was captured by the UNHRC officers also present for the opening ceremony and the scheduled matches. The day before, some of the refugees played a football match. The initiative of UNHRC the United Nations Refugee Agency is supported by CAF which makes a point of bringing joy and hope to commu...