OSF21: Orolu Suffer Painful Loss To lfe East, Ejigbo LG Battle Ready For Final

 

OSF 2021: Muideen Lateef Shines as Ife East Oust Orolu, to Play Ejigbo in the Final

It was a dramatic victory for Ife East on Monday, October 4 as they defeated Orolu FC via penalties after a goalless draw to reach the football final of the ongoing Osun Sports festival.

Ife East shot-stopper, Muideen Abdulateef was the hero of the match as he saved all the three spot-kicks by Orolu while his players sent Orolu goalkeeper, Yusuf Sodeeq the wrong ways three times to set up a final showdown against Ejigbo who won in the other semi final.

The cagey encounter, watched by Commissioner and Special Adviser on Youth and Sports, Yemi Lawal and Aremo Gboyega Adelabu respectively saw Orolu players blasting away glorious chances as Ife East resulted to tactical time wasting to force the encounter to a shootout.

Ejigbo, in the other match spanked Odo Otin by a lone goal at the Obafemi Awolowo University Sports Complex, Ile Ife to reach the glamorous final. The only goal of the encounter was scored by Fatomide Rasaq in the 71st minute.

Reacting to the victory, Ife East Coach, Gbadeboh Oluwaseyi Janet appreciated God for the victory and promised to deliver the trophy to Ooni of Ife, His Imperial Majesty Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi Ojaja II.

The final will hold on Thursday October 7 at the Osogbo Township Stadium where a renowned hip hop artiste, Adekunle Temitope, a k.a Small Doctor will be performing.

Osogbo Agog As Small Doctor And Others To Perform At Osun Sports Festival

 

Osogbo Agog As Small Doctor And Others To Perform At Osun Sports Festival

Osun sports fans most especially those in Osogbo the state capital, will witness an evening to remember as Nigerian Fuji, Afro-Pop recording artist and performer Adekunle Temitope, better known by his stage name Small Doctor and others will storm the grand finale of the Osun Sorts Festival.

The Osun Sports Festival blueprint introduced by the  Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Yemi Lawal and had 31 sporting events for the fiesta that will cut across the state.

It won't be a thing of 'Oti gba penalty losi throwing' as Small Doctor confirmed the news.

In a short video, he posted on social media sites, assured his fans that he will be live on stage after he said from 'Agege to Osogbo'

"Ain you can call me Small Doctor Omo Iya Teacher. To my fans, I will be live at the finale of the Osun Sports Festival on Thursday October 7th. Let's catch fun, Agege nbo losun Iyanu ma sele."

The event which is billed for on October 7 is tagged Osun Sports Festival Grand Finale and Concert and will see other artists like Mohbad, Papiwizzy, Bash the comedian, Do T Phlex,  Fabulous Pizzy, Sadeblaq, Oyinkanade, Wyza, Queen Lagbaja, Baba Alariya, Do Nifty and Keanzo live on stage with the duo of disc jockeys Nifty and TFlex as performing djs why Hype Person is Queen Lagbaja.

It would be recalled that Honourable Lawal  extolled Governor Oyetola for creating an enabling environment for youths in the state as well as approving state sports festivals which is the s first of their kind since the creation of the state while various committees have been set up immediately.

OSF 2021: Football Semi Finals, Other Sports Hold Tomorrow

 

OSF 2021: Football Semi Finals, Other Sports Hold Tomorrow

The ongoing Osun Sports Festival (OSF) resumes tomorrow morning with indoor games like Ayo Olopon, Chess, Draughts and Scrabble.

The above four games are scheduled to hold at the Fakunle Government High School, Osogbo and will begin simultaneously in the morning under the supervision of veteran coaches and experienced umpires under the employ of the Osun State Sports Council.

Participants who registered across local governments in Osun will compete with one another until finalists emerge.

Other sports such as Taekwondo, Basketball, Volleyball, Athletics, Handball, Hockey, Badminton among others are slated for Tuesday October 5 at the Obafemi Awolowo University Sports Complex, Ile Ife.

Meanwhile, the football semi final will take place tomorrow at two venues in Osogbo and Ile Ife.

While indomitable Orolu FC will trade tackles with Ife East at the OAU Ile Ife football pitch, Ejigbo will lock horns with Odo Otin at the Ebun Oluwa International School, Osogbo beginning from 2pm.

Winners of these matches will meet in the glamorous final fixed for Osogbo Township stadium on Thursday, October 7, 2021.

Flying Officers Cup 2021: (8 Days To Go): Team Profile - Naija Ratels.

 

Flying Officers Cup 2021: (8 Days To Go): Team Profile - Naija Ratels.

Team Guide - Naija Ratels Ahead Of Flying Officers Cup 2021.

Naija Ratels showed an unbreakable spirit at the last edition of the Flying Officers Cup, reaching the semi-finals, where they finally bowed out to Nasarawa Amazons via penalties. 

Over the last year, Naija Ratels have been rejuvenated under Bankole Olowookeere, keeping a different style of play from the norm with the players been more flexible on the ball in a more tiki-taka approach, starting the attack from the goalkeeper. 

The 'Ratels' will head into the 2021 Flying Officers Cup as a stronger team, having finally gained promotion to the Premiership in June, where they emerged champions of the NWFL Championship ahead of the likes of Heartland Queens and Adamawa Queens.

With teenage sensations like Paulina Ali, Aminat Bello, Emmanuel Blessing, Oyinlola Olamide, Adanna Nwachukwu and others, there is plenty of optimism around the future of Naija Ratels.

President of the Club, Barrister Paul Edeh recently unveiled some quality players like Sofiat Bankole, Olamide Adugbe, Adesina Itunuoluwa, Regina Omede into the squad and this may perhaps make the team stronger as they head towards the Flying Officers Cup and the league. 

The Flying Officers Cup will kickstart on the 10th of October 2021 in Abuja.

OSF 2021: Sports Commissioner, Yemi Lawal Reveals Government's Programmes for Discovered Talents

 

OSF 2021: Sports Commissioner, Yemi Lawal Reveals Government's Programmes for Discovered Talents

Osun State Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Yemi Lawal has revealed that talents discovered in the ongoing Osun Sports Festival would form fulcrum of state teams that will further be supported to represent the state at various sporting events.

Lawal stated this on Friday, October 1 in Osogbo while speaking with Sports Writers Association of Nigeria, (SWAN), Osun State Chapter.

The Commissioner, who was present at Ebunoluwa International School, Ofatedo to grace the Senatorial district derby between Ifelodun and Orolu described the event as an avenue to identify budding, talented youth from the grassroot and nurture them to stardom.

"the idea (behind the competition) is for us to discover young people who are probably less privileged to showcase the talents they have and it is the responsibility of government to discover these people, give them adequate support so that the can excel in their chosen fields of career.

"As for football, the idea is to begin to build a feeder team for our state owned football club. As much as we are doing this, we are going to engage them in some other sporting activities, expose them to some international communities where they will be able to showcase their talents.

Speaking on other games which begin on Monday, Lawal stated that "not only to discover talents in football alone, we are equally going to have various other sporting activities and talents discovered there, the first thing Mr. Governor approved for us is to ensure that they become state athletes and by so doing, the state government will be supporting them with stipends every month,"  assured Lawal.

Some dignitaries who joined the Commissioner to watch the match are Special Adviser on Youth and Sports, Aremo Gboyega Adelabu, Co-ordinating Director, Ministry of Youth and Sports, Mrs. Taiwo Oladunjoye, Director of Sports in the Ministry, Mr.  Layi Adesiyan, Director of Sports at the Osun State Broadcasting Corporation, Alhaji Muideen Adeleke, Osun SWAN Chairman, Timothy Agbor among others