Tinubu At 70 Novelty Match: Nigeria Ex-Super Eagles Defeat Lagos Team

• Ex-Super Eagles defeat Lagos Team in a novelty match to mark the 70th birthday of Bola Tinubu

• The ex-international who played the novelty match to celebrate Mr Tinubu, included Austin Okocha, Nwankwo Kanu, Peter Rufai, Victor Agali, Taribo West, Uche Okechukwu, Julius Aghahowa, Dosu Joseph, Ike Shorunmu, and Garba Lawal, among others

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EKO HOT BLOG reports that ex-Super Eagles players on Saturday defeated Team Lagos 2-0 in a novelty match to mark the 70th birthday of the National leader of APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.

At the match played at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena in Onikan, Lagos, were Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu; his deputy, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat; Minister of Youth and Sports, Sunday Dare; Nigerian Ambassador to Spain, Demola Seriki; Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, public office holders at federal and state levels, among others.

Also at the event was former and present members of the National Assembly, Lagos State Executive Council, Lagos State House of Assembly and local government chairmen, as well as members of the Governance Advisory Council (GAC), Lagos State APC executive members, among others.

The match, which was attended by Tinubu, who kicked off the ball, was part of the programmes organised by the Tinubu Support Group in conjunction with the Lagos State Government, to celebrate the APC National Leader’s 70th birthday, which comes up on Tuesday, March 29.

The ex-international who played the novelty match to celebrate Mr Tinubu, included Austin Okocha, Nwankwo Kanu, Peter Rufai, Victor Agali, Taribo West, Uche Okechukwu, Julius Aghahowa, Dosu Joseph, Ike Shorunmu, and Garba Lawal, among others.

The first half of the match ended goalless, but 10 minutes into the second half, Victor Agali scored the first goal with a brilliant pass from Julius Aghahowa.

Agali went ahead to score the second goal 12 minutes after the first goal, through a header, from a cross by Austin Okocha.

Team Lagos was captained by the Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, while other members of the team included Waidi Akanni, Godwin Okpara, Friday Ekpo, Sanni Doherty, Akeem Ogunlade, Wasiu Ipaye, Taiwo Oloyede, Yusuf Ayinla, and Alhaji Gafar, among others.

Meanwhile, Nigeria’s ex-internationals on Saturday visited Mr Tinubu and presented him with an award.

They commended him for his contributions to democracy and good governance, as well as sports development in the country.

They lauded Mr Tinubu, particularly for his achievements in Lagos, and contributions to the growth and sports development in Nigeria as they congratulated him on his 70th birthday.

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Mr Tinubu also thanked the former players for their exploits on the field of play, for putting smiles on the faces of many and for helping to put Nigeria’s name on the global map.

He said that they gave Nigerians a sense of pride, particularly to the young ones, as they reflected the spirit of an unbreakable team.

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