8 months pregnant athlete defeats Oshoala in Lagos

 

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Edo 2020 National Sports Festival gold medalist, Aminat Idrees, was award the ‘Most Outstanding Young Person in Sport’ at the Lagos Youth Awards on Tuesday. 

Aminat Idrees represented Team Lagos in Taekwondo Poomsae at the Edo 2020 National Sports Festival despite being 8 months pregnant at the time.

Aminat's award is coming eight months after inspiring Team Lagos to medals and becomin the biggest news from the Sports Festivals.

Aminat Idrees competed with Barcelona star, Asisat Oshoala, Anuoluwapo Opeyori (Olympian, Badmington) and Seun Nariwo (Former Table Tennis champ, Sports Administrator) in the most outstanding young person in the sports category.

The mother of one was awarded at the prestigious Sheraton Hotel, Lagos on Sunday 26th December, 2021.

Speaking after picking the award,  Idrees said, “I am happy to have won the award against all odds. As we know I can’t cast all the votes myself. I sincerely appreciate every individual that voted and supported me through this.

“On behalf of myself and family, we are grateful.”

Elite U-20 Football Tourney: Plug Sports target new Onyekuru, Oshoala

 

One of the leading Management companies for current musician and footballers in the country, Plug Sports, has explained the reasons behind organising a one day Elite U-20 Football Championships at the Agege Township Stadium on Tuesday, June 29.

Speaking with our correspondent, the Head of Plug Sports, Lanre Vigo, said they are looking forward to unearting new football stars who can make it in the game.

According to Vigo, the company currently managed Super Eagles striker, Henry Onyekuru and Super Falcons captain, Asisat Oshoala.

He revealed that organizing the one day event was to further create awareness for their brand after their launch late 2020.

“We realized that the players who are the real actors doesn’t get the needed support they should be getting compared to their counterpart all over the world,” he said.

“We are here to get the new Onyekuru, Oshoala and the like and that’s the reason why it was just U-20. We are trying to come up with a different angle from the type of competitions we are used to.

“We really want to make sure all the players are taken care of and when they eventually made it to Europe or other places, they are prepared as we are going to give them the necessary tools to prepare them for the future.

Vigo added that the two players under their watch at the moment have really propelled the name of the organization in good light with their performance in the just concluded season and for the national teams.

Also speaking, the Head of Marketing at Plug Sports, Sayo Osinbowale, said with sports returning across the world, people are now getting to know what they are all about.

Osinbowale said despite the fact that they came when during COVID-19 Pandemic, they have been able to stamp their authority in the country.

Shea added that Nigerians should expect more from them as they continue to turn around the management aspect of sports as they did in entertainment.

NFF unveils Falcons coach, Dennerby

The record –breaking feats of the Amaju Pinnick –led Nigeria Football Federation continued in sleek fashion on Tuesday with the unveiling in Abuja of Mr. Thomas Dennerby, a former Coach of the Women’s National Team of Sweden, as Head Coach of the Super Falcons.

Accra agog for maiden Aiteo CAF Awards

The city of Accra, Ghana’s sedate but attractive capital is the venue for another watershed in the history of the African Football Awards as the event begins another quarter –century life under a new headline sponsor.

2016 AWCON: SWAN President Hails Super Falcons

The President of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Mr Honour Sirawoo has hailed the Super Falcons of Nigeria for winning the Africa Women Cup of Nations for a record 8th time after beating the indomitable lioness of Cameroon 1-0 in the finals of the championship at the Ahmadou Ahidjo stadium, Cameroon.

Arsenal Ladies Star, Oshoala Named as Childhood Club Ambassador

 2014 CAF Women's Player of the year, Asisat Oshoala, has become an official Ambassador of the Club that offered her the platform to pursue a career in football.