By: Amos Joseph
The match was indeed a friendly affair as football lovers in the Mafoluku and Oshodi neighbourhood trooped to Agege Stadium to watch the Europe Based professionals trade tackles with Nigerian based footballers.
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| Foreign Pros |
The match was played last weekend and it ended 2-1 in favour of the home Based Footballers.
Obviously, the fans were thrilled and pleased to have taken to the stands in their numbers as they cheered the players all the way.
İn an interview with the organizers of the Match, İt was revealed that it took a lot of effort to put of such a game. Alexander Oluwatayo Akande of Hong Kong Sapling said "it is indeed a pleasure to be a part of this development where the Pros had to come together to unite players who grew from our communities".
He further commended the other players who bought the idea and did everything possible to ensure that the plan saw the light of day. Among them are Azubike Hycent, Bola Akanbi Sani Gideon, coach Afolabi Ojekunle and Akeem Agbetu who could not make it down to Nigeria but sent their support.
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| Alexander Oluwatyo Akande |
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| Sani Gideon |
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| Izunna Uzochukwu |
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| Middle: Azubike Hycent |
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| Some of the Nigerian based players |
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| Coach Afolabi Ojekunle (Folley) |
Also, Coach Afolabi Ojekunle popularly known as coach folley, White
speaking in a phone interview expressed great Joy to see the players he
groomed play in different parts of the world, come together to arrange
such a game.
He is currently under-going a coaching
course in the United Kingdom with the London Football Association having
obtained a certificate from the National Institute of Sports, Lagos
Nigeria.
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