Winner of two medals for Team Delta in the Para-table-tennis event of the just concluded 18th National Sports Festival, tagged ‘Eko 2012′, Endurance Obi explains why athletes dumped Lagos State for other states You erupted in joy after clinching gold? Yes I’m very elated because it wasn’t a small achievement to clinch two medals in [...]
Some athletes from Lagos state, who were discovered at the just-concluded 18th National Sports Festival, has said the state’s grassroots policy is gradually realising its objective. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Adopt-A-Talent project began in 2010 by the Lagos State Grassroots Sports Development Programme in the Governor’s Office. The project is for [...]
Head Coach of Lagos female football team at the just-concluded 18th National Sports Festival, Anne Chiejine, has expressed her joy that the team won a gold medal at the games. Team Lagos walloped their Akwa Ibom State counterparts 4-0 in the final of the female football event decided on Saturday at the Teslim Balogun Stadium. [...]
Mutiat Adebayo won a gold medal for Lagos State in the female boxing event at the just-concluded 18th National Sports Festival, tagged ‘Eko 2012’. In this interview with BIMBO AJAYI, the 51kg Flyweight champion spoke about her experience at the games and other issues How do you feel winning a gold medal at the National [...]
Assistant Coach of Team Lagos Football Team, Bankole Olowookere has boasted that his Team will defend the title in the 2014 National Sports Festival slated for Calabar, Cross River State. Team Lagos against all odds defeated Team Cross River 2-0 in the final to win gold medal in the male football event. The pulsating encounter [...]
Basking in the euphoria of Team Delta winning the 18th National Sports Festival, tagged ‘Eko 2012′, Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan, has nicknamed the state as ‘Home of Sports’ in Nigeria. Team Delta, were presented with the Gen. Yakubu Gowon Trophy at a colourful closing ceremony held at the Teslim Balogun Stadium in Surulere yesterday. They won [...]
Team Lagos early today booked a place in the final of the male football event of the 18th National Sports Festival after they beat Team Kwara 4-1 via penalty shootouts in continuation of yesterday’s second semi-final clash that was stalled by poor visibility at the Agege Stadium. However, Chief Coach of Team Kwara, Rasheed Adebayo, [...]
