See The Man Teslim Balogun Stadium Lagos Was Named After At QPR,UK In 1957(pic)

Teslim Balogun at Loftus Road Stadium, during his spell at Queens Park Rangers (QPR), UK, Ca. 1957. 


He was nicknamed “Thunder” and “Balinga” for his powerful shot.He played for a number of Nigerian clubs including, Apapa Bombers and UAC XI, he was also the first player to have a hat-trick in the competition, in Pan Bank's 6-1 rout of Warri in 1953. He signed for QPR scoring 3 goals in 13 appearance and became Africa’s first qualified football coach. 

The Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos is named in his honour as well as the Teslim Balogun Foundation which was founded after his death to assist the families of Nigerian ex-international footballers who may have fallen on hard times.

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WOW!! SEE The Diamond Encrusted Boots Ronaldo is Going to Rock For winning his third Ballon d'Or! [Photos]

The dubbed Mercurial CR7 Rare Gold boot, is a gift from Nike to Ronaldo as a tribute 'to his remorseless work ethic'. The company explains:

"The micro-diamonds are remnants from larger stones that are painstakingly perfected by craftsmen. As the diamonds are refined & the details sharpened, tiny pieces are cut away, leaving micro-diamonds behind as evidence of work in progress. The commitment to keep chipping away at something already impressive reminded Nike’s design team of Ronaldo’s work ethic. While many see Ronaldo as the best in the world, he sees room for improvement."

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The Truth About The Early 1900s Nigeria Vs India Match (1 - 99)!!! (photo)

Virtually everybody born before the invention of the internet must have heard the tale of a nonexistent football match between Nigeria and India that obviously took place in a parallel universe and somehow we got to hear the gory stories of that match.

Though there are many variations of the story, every prevaricator seems to agree on a couple of facts about this fictional football match. Each storyteller agrees that;

1. This match ended with India scoring 99 goals and Nigeria scoring just one goal.

2. Nigerians where unable to kick the ball because the football kept turning to a lion (or something scary) to prevent them from playing the soccer ball.

3. The Indians later agreed that if Nigeria could score a goal, they would concede defeat

4. Samuel Okwaraji scored the winning goal and lost his life in the process.

5. FIFA banned India from soccer because they used black magic in that very game

With the help of common sense (not that it was absent back then), quick access to information and the internet, every right thinking Nigerian has come to realise that such a story should be filled under “Blatant Lies”.

Why Did This Story Thrive For So Long?

Most people like to pass off this story as true with the fact that no one has ever seen India in an International Football Match. Since no one actually saw India participate in most international soccer games, this gave a little credence to the story.

Another reason this lie could thrive for long was the fact that credible information was not readily available at our finger tips. It not like every Emeka, Audu and Ojo could visit Google in a matter of minutes and tell our ominous fabricators that they should stop spreading toxic lies.

And to be honest we have a tingling feeling that this lie was concocted by an elder of a community because, let’s be honest who questions the words of the elders in Nigeria. Remember, what an adult sees sitting down a child will never see even if he consults Google, Siri or Cortana.

The Element of Truth In This Story

On the 12th of August 1989, Nigeria lost Sam Okwaraji.

Sam Okwaraji was the player rumored to have lost his life in that game when in truth he died during a FIFA World Cup qualifying game against Angola in the 77th minute.

He collapsed and died of cognitive heart failure. May his soul rest in Perfect Peace. AMEN

So that is the only truthful thing about that story, the fact that a Nigerian player died during a football match. That’s it. The match was not against India, we did not lose the match and as you must have guessed, and there were no lions either.

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Photos: David Beckham looks on proudly as his daughter scoots through London

These photos are so adorable! The handsome footballer took his 3 year old daughter Harper out for a scooter ride in Nottinghill London yesterday January 13th. See how he looks at his daughter. So cute. More pics after the cut...


And then Beckham pulled the ultimate parent move...licking the thumb and cleaning your child's face

 Photo credit: Vantage News

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MEET Obafemi Martins Cute First Son, Kelvin! [Photo]

The Legendary Nigeria Footballer, Obagoal has three sons with three different women...Three Different Baby mamas!!!

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FIFA Ballon D'or 2014 Awards On 12th January 2014

Winner Of Fifa Ballon D 'Or is Cristiano Ronaldo

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SEE How Vincent Enyeama Reacted After his Defeat to Yaya Toure In the Glo CAF Player of the Year Award!

Reacting to his lost, Vincent Enyeama Went to his instagram and Posted this' 

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Fans Blast Joseph Yobo On Twitter For Supporting Jonathan Via His Speech

Must Read:How i Bought a Brand New Galaxy Tablet @N10,600 and HP Laptop @30k [Brand New]

Former Super Eagles captain Joseph Yobo yesterday gave a
speech at the GEJ rally supporting his reelection.

Fans have taken to twitter to blast him.Here are some of the reactions from his followers on twitter...

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Nigerian footballer John Zakari dies...

Former Nigerian footballer, John Zakari died in the early hours of today Thursday November 27th at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH, where he'd been receiving treatment for an undisclosed ailment.

Also known as John Zaki, he played for Shooting Stars and was a former coach of Stationery Stores. May his soul rest in peace, amen.

Must Read: How i Bought a Brand New Galaxy Tablet @N10,600 and HP Laptop @30k [Brand New]

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Vincent Enyeama is Just Too Wonderful (New Photos)

Truth be told, Vincent is that kind of hubby a lot of ladies would kill for. Here's a new photo of his family he shared on his IG page some hours ago and once again, he's gushing about his lovely wife and kids. The way this man expresses his love for his family.... too sweet. What more can a lady ask for??! See another photo after the cut.

Check this importation package from www.makemoneynaija.com  it will change your life

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Joseph Yobo's Gorgeous Wife, Adaeze Steps out in Very S*xy Ripped Jeans! [Photos]

Fine Woman...You Like??

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Emmanuel Adebayor Accuses Mum of Using Juju Against Him; Sacks Her from His Life

Togolese footballer Emmanuel Adebayor, who also plays as a forward for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur is one of the richest balling footballers in the world. But dude is currently involved in a fierce family feud with his mother and siblings and sadly, the family has chosen to fight it out with him dirty in public.

In an interview with Peace FM's Power Sports, Adebayor's elder sister named Maggie (Margaret) said the football star sent his biological mother packing from his house. That Adebayor dragged his mother out of the house and since then he has been very cruel to the family, doesn't take care of their needs. And things are so bad they now have no choice but to resort to the media. She said:

“..As at now, our mother is selling polythene bags, padlocks and other things on the
border (Ghana/Togo frontier). Our mother has not seen him for more than a year and he rejects her calls anytime...our mother is not calling him for his money; she just wants to see him because she loves him very much”.

Adebayor called his mother the best in the world  in 2009 and dedicated the CAF African Footballer of the year award to her at the ceremony in Lagos

But in response to these accusations on the same platform, Adebayor said it was his mother who decided on her own to leave the house.

"Obviously I'm not a pastor, I am a footballer so I cannot point out a witch. I never sacked my mum from the house; she decided to leave the house...But how am I going to be in touch with my mum if my mum is the one telling everyone that my work will not go forward, so I will just be on my side and do my thing. They should stop talking talking, they should stop doing Juju on me; they should leave me alone...The one talking there and calling herself my sister I bought a house in East Legon for $1.2m...can you imagine that sister went to rent the house without my knowledge?" 

According to the former Arsenal star for this issue to be resolved, he called them about a year ago when his brother died and told them to stop going to juju people and sit down at home.

"They don't listen to me so I don't know how to solve this now," he added.

Responding to why he doesn’t take care of his siblings, he indicated that the rest of his siblings can work and take care of themselves including their mother and so “they should do that”. He told Peace FM that his family has already shared all his belongings even though he is still alive.

"They shared my houses, they shared my cars, they say if he dies this car is for you, this house is for you, can you imagine? Right now they don’t need money...If they claim I am not looking after my mother, we are seven and so why can’t the rest do it?

One would have thought that having a rich and famous close relative would mean a good bye kiss to poverty and hardship but that is not so for Adebayor's family.

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"My only regret is not winning African footballer of the year' Jay Jay Okocha

When asked about any regret as a footballer, legendary footballer Austin 'Jay Jay' Okocha said;

"If I have any regret that would be not winning The African Footballer of the Year. But then, I don't think I was meant to because I gave my best, but at the end, it wasn't good enough. However, I had a fantastic playing career"

When asked why no other footballer has been able to fill the vacuum of the No.10 position he left behind, Okocha replied;

"I don't want to sound arrogant but the truth it that there is something special about me. Sometimes, you have special players in a squad, when you lose them, it will take like five to ten years to get another set of such players. Not that the people trying to fill the vacuum are not good, they are great in their own way, but they are not just special. With time, Nigeria will get the special one that will fill the vacuum I left" He told Encomium

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Check Out this Epic Throwback Photo of JJ Okocha

JJ shared this photo from his early years in Germany on Twitter. Legend!

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Olga Diyachenko Shares New Loved Up Photo with Boo, Mikel Obi

While we all weep over our shameful AFCON 2015 loss, Olga can't wait to have her man back. Sweet pic though.

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[MUST READ] Stephen Keshi Finally Speaks Out!

It was reported earlier today that Keshi did not appear for the post match conference on Wednesday’s night after his team were held to a 2-2 draw by South Africa’s Bafana Bafana at the Akwa Ibom International Stadium, Uyo.

According to him, Nigeria’s inability to defend the title it won last year in South Africa means that he has failed the country.

Keshi noted that sacking of the coach after a team’s failure solve the problem, rather the football authority should look beyond the coach to find solutions to the problem.

“May be we took South Africa for granted and we paid dearly for this,” said the coach.

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Oh Boy! SEE How Nigerians are struggling to buy ticket for the Football match Against South Africa this evening! [Photos]

 

The ticket, which costs N500 Is for he Nigeria VS South Africa match in Uyo, Akwa Ibom this evening!

 

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Beautiful Ladies! Nigerian female football stars Looking Very Lovely In all white Outfit! [Photos]

Nigeria female footballer of the year and her team-mates all stepped out looking very Beautiful in their white outfits at a sports function recently!

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So Cute! John Mikel Obi' And His beautiful Russian girlfriend Loving Up In New Photo

I Go Love O!

John Mikel Obi and his new girlfriend, a beautiful Russian lady named Olga

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Adaeze Yobo, Eto'o & Drogba's wives make 'Most Beautiful African WAGs 2014' list

Richestlifestyle.com this week released its 2014 Most Beautiful African WAGs (WAGs refer to wives and girlfriends of sportmens) and Adaeze Yobo, Drogba and Eto'o's wives made the list. See the full list after the cut...

1. Menaye Donkor
The top of the list is Canadian-born Ghanaian model, entrepreneur and philanthropist won the Miss Universe Ghana in 2004. In 2007, she started dating Ghanaian footballer Sulley Muntari who plays for A.C. Milan. They were married on Christmas Day 2010. 

2. Najah Wakil
This Puerto Rican-Somalian model is reportedly (unconfirm) married to former Chelsea striker Salomon Kalou who now plays for Bundesliga club Hertha BSC.

3. Olivia Song
This young African beauty is married to her childhood sweetheart Barcelona defensive midfielder, Alex Song. The couple have two sons. Like most WAGs she is always in the stadium watching her husband play.

4. Adaeze Yobo
A former pageant winner, Adaeze is married to Nigerian footballer Joseph Yobo who plays for Turkish club Fenerbahçe (loan: Norwich FC). The Nigerian couple tied the knot in 2009 and welcomed a baby boy, Joey Yobo in April 2010. The super hot WAG was ranked 92nd on Bleacher Report’s 101 Sexiest Soccer Wives and Girlfriends in 2011.

5. Georgette Eto’o
After a nine-year relationship and two children, this Ivorian beauty and Cameroonian footballer, Samuel Eto’o officially engaged with a reported £500,000 diamond ring. Her husband is the most decorated African footballer and the richest football player in Africa.

6. Chimene Akassou
This true African beauty is the wife of Kolo Toure, after nine years and two children together, the couple officially got married in June 2012.

7. Diakité Lalla
The media-shy Mrs. Drogba is from Mali, she met her husband Chelsea striker Didier Drogba in Paris, France. In 2011, after 12 years together Lalla tied the knot with the father of her three children at the Marie de Monaco in Monaco. The private ceremony included American singer Akon, J Martins, Michael Essien, Salomon Kalou, Russian billionaire and Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich.

Source: Richestlifestyle.com

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