7th April, 2011
As the kick off date for the Balogun Soccer Championship draws nearer, cup donor and former Lagos Head of Civil Service, Yakub Balogun has promised to reward all participating teams financially.
Match co-ordinator, Afolabi Onanaike, who spoke on behalf of the cup donor, said Balogun intends to use the competition to celebrate his victory if elected into the Federal House of Representatives. He is contesting on Lagos Island Constituency II come this weekend under the platform of the Action Congress of Nigeria Party ACN.
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Onanaike popularly known as AFO disclosed that only the teams that fall in the Lagos Island Constituency II are eligible to take part in the competition that will involve 16 teams.
“The cup donor has instructed me to invite the teams from his constituency to take part in the competition. Donâ€