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Lagos Sports Summer Camp opens in Badagry
Over 120 students have reported in Badagry for the Phase One, Season Two of the Lagos Sports Summer Camp.
Oluwatoyin Gafar, Director General, Lagos State Sports Commission (LSSC), told newsmen on Wednesday that activities at the camp included 60 per cent sports and 40 per cent life skills.
“The camp opened on Sunday Aug. 15 and will end on Saturday Aug.
21.“There are about 120 participating students ranging from ages 9 to 14, from both public and private schools in Lagos State.
“Participants at the camp are being exposed to Athletics (Track and Field), Basketball, Chess, Darts, Judo, Karate, Scrabble, Table Tennis and Volleyball,” he said.
Gafar added that for the Life Skills activities at the camp, all participants were divided according to their areas of interest.
“We have activities such as Artwork, Art and Craft, Tie and Dye, Makeup, Hairdressing, Hat Making as well as how to make a Power Bank and Power Bank Battery,” he said.
Some of the participants, who spoke about their second day experience at the camp, said that they were excited to be at the Lagos Sports Summer Camp.
The participants commended the organisers and also thanked Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu for the initiative.
An ecstatic female participant, Ayomide Akin- Idowu, 14-year-old student of Badagry Senior Grammar School camp,said she was happy with the line of events at the camp.
“I am happy to be here and my area of interest is to learn the game of Scrabble and as well as to learn make-up.
“My first two days here now, because we came here on Sunday 15th August and today, it has been a lot of activities and I am very happy to be part of this experience.
“I want to thank the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu for making this happen,” she said.
Fawole Adegoke, 12-year-old student of Grimos International College, Alagbado, also said that the camp activities had been fun, educating and impacting.
“My two days here so far have been a lot of fun, music, good food and conducive environment.
“So far, I am enjoying myself and hoping to go back home by learning new things that can be a life changer to me.
“I am eagerly waiting to learn how to make Power Bank and Power Bank Battery at the end of this Lagos Sports Summer Camp.
“Thanks to Lagos State Government for organising this at no cost,” he said.
Also, Omoregie Mobolaji, 14, from Holyway Schools, Meiran, Lagos, said he was interested in Fives Sports and also wanted to learn the vocation of how to make Power Bank.
“I just want to say that I am very excited and happy to be here and I am going to make use of all the opportunities that will come my way at this camp.
“In just two days that I am here from yesterday which is Sunday and today, I can say that I am beginning to learn new things,” he said.
Fatile Olubunmi, Female, 12, of Badagry Junior Grammar School, said that the Lagos Sports Summer Camp was a place to be.
“My coming here is per chance, my friend told me that there is going to be a Sports Summer Camp here in Badagry and asked me to be part of it.
“Here I am today participating and I am happy that I am part of this very educative and informative camping.
“At this Lagos Sports Summer Camp, I am participating in board game.
“Thanks to Lagos State Governor for organising this,” he added.
The Second and Third Phases of the Lagos Sports Summer Camp will come up from Aug. 22 to Aug. 28 in Ikorodu, and from Aug. 29 to Sept. 4 at Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere. (NAN)
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Results of Match Day 2 Fixtures in 2024/2025 NPFL
Following are the results of Match Day 1 fixtures in the 2024/2025 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), played on Sunday and dates of the remaining fixtures:
Akwa United FC 1-1 Abia Warriors FC
Bayelsa United FC 1-1 Kano Pillars FC
Katsina United FC 1-1 Bendel Insurance FC
Niger Tornadoes FC 0-0 Nasarawa United FC
Shooting Stars FC 1-1 Plateau United FC
El Kanemi Warriors Vs Kwara United FC (postponed )
The following Match Day two fixtures
Would be played on Sept.
25:Ikorodu City FC Vs Enugu Rangers international FC
Enyimba international FC Vs Lobi stars FC .
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Match Day 1 Remaining Results in 2024/2025 NPFL
Following are the results of remaining Match Day one fixtures played on Sunday in the 2024/2025 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL)Heartland FC 1-3 Enyimba international FCKwara United FC 1-2 Niger Tornadoes FCBendel Insurance FC 0-0 Rivers United FCPlateau United FC 1-0 Katsina United FCKano Pillars FC 3-0 Ikorodu City FCSunshine Stars FC 3-0 Bayelsa United FCAbia Warriors FC 0-2 Remo Stars FCNasarawa United FC 1-1 Shooting Stars FC.
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Morocco 2025: Super Eagles can Beat any Team, Eguavoen Boasts
The interim coach of the Super Eagles, Augustine Eguavoen, said his team can beat any team with the quality of players in the team.
Eguavoen stated this after his team spanked the Cheetahs of Benin Republic 4-0 in the 2025 African Cup Of Nations (AFCON) at the Godswill Akpabio stadium, Uyo, Akwa Ibom on Saturday.
“We have quality players to beat any team but we respect team anyway.
Any coach can come in and do the same job with the Super Eagles.“It is a mindset, we have the potential and how you perceived your opponent, given the information about them and then go out and do the job,“he said.
Equavoen attributed the victory to the formation adopted by the technical crew, adding that any formation could be used to ensure that the team was successful.
“We can decide to use any system. It is something we discussed and I slept over it. I know with the caliber of players that we have, we can decide to play any formation.
“Football is about you win, lose and draw, I don’t believe we have a poor result,” he said.
He, however, said that the former Super Eagles coach didn’t do a good job but it has to do with believe, what is at stake and what you want to achieve.
“Psychologically as a group, we are agreed, where we are and where we are going to be. We will definitely achieve it,” Equavoen said.
He commended the performance of the defence , describing it as superb, adding that the team had been training together for one week.
The coach said that asking six players to warm up for the second half was to buy time, adding that there was no need to rush to change.
He said the Cheetahs of Benin Republic were a good team, adding that they came with a good game plan.
Report says that Eguavoen was appointed interim coach after the deal between the Nigeria Football Federation(NFF) and coach Bruno Labbadia failed.
NFF explained in a statement that it failed due to the stringent regulations of German tax authorities.(NAN)