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ALL STARS INT’L. FC, LAGOS Vs LIBERTY OLDIES OF GHANA All Stars Int'l. Football Club of Lagos, Nigeria was at Badagry, and they tackled their Ghanian counterparts, the Liberty Oldies of Ghana, these teams we know consist of players of yesteryears who are still intact with the game that gave them livelihood and happiness. The match was played at the French College in Badagry on Friday, 26 September 2013 at exactly 4:00 pm as stipulated by the Lagos All Stars Football Club Technical adviser, Mr. Godson Uti. All  Stars Int’l. FC of Lagos, Nigeria won the match by 3 - 0. The game was so interesting that spectators from far and near that witnessed the memorable football match never regretted their being at the venue of the match. Former ace striker of Nigeria Victor Agali scored the first goal from a pull out from Obanla Olumide who played from the right full back position. Victor Agali never stopped scoring when he netted the second goal from a terrific run from the right flank.

ROBBEN: IT WAS BERYERN'S EASIEST GAME NOW...  Argen Robben FC Bayern München winger Arjen Robben hailed the "great performance" in the "easy" 3-1 win at Manchester City FC , while the home side tried to work out what went wrong. FC Bayern München winger Arjen Robben hailed a "great performance" by his team as they underlined that they remain the team to beat in Europe with a 3-1 Group D victory at Manchester City FC on Wednesday night.  “I think they have a great team but in the end it was an easy game and a great win Arjen Robben” “It was a bad game for us and we can't take any positives because there weren't any Álvaro Negredo”    Five months after winning the UEFA Champions League final at Wembley, Bayern's performance on their return to England suggested they may have taken another step forward under new coach Pep Guardiola yet from Robben, scorer of their third goal, there was also a warning that they should keep their feet on th

Nigeria name squad for Ethiopia Osaze Still Missing In Action... Nigeria have named a 23-man squad for the first leg of their final 2014 World Cup qualifier against Ethiopia in Addis Ababa. Join us on Facebook and Twitter for more interaction over this. The African champions will first meet the Antelopes inside the National Stadium on 12 October. The teams will then contest the return duel at the U. J. Esuene Stadium in Calabar on 16 November. Osaze Odemwiengie Headlining the squad are stand-in skipper Vincent Enyeama, England-based midfielders Mikel Obi and Victor Moses, and forwards Brown Ideye and Emmanuel Emenike. Coach Stephen Keshi has called up three goalkeepers, seven defenders, seven midfielders and six strikers. The Nigeria Football Federation is making arrangements to have the squad train for four days in Abuja heading into the opening encounter. Super Eagles squad Goalkeepers: Vincent Enyeama (Lille FC, France); Austin Ejide (Hapoel Be’er Sheva, Isr

PLANE CONVEYING AGAGU'S CORPSE CRASHED IN LAGOS... Late Olusegun Agagu, Ondo State former governor. Aviation authorities said Thursday that 13 people were confirmed dead in a crash involving an airplane that was to convey the body of former governor of Ondo state, Olusegun Agagu, and sympathizers, from Lagos to Akure, the Ondo state capital, for funeral rites. Early reports suggested fewer fatalities, with claims one of Mr Agagu's sons, who travelled on the plane, was amongst the survivors. That report could not be confirmed as the aviation ministry was yet to release the official record of passengers. Search and Rescue operations closed at 12.50p.m, while investigation into the accident has begun, the bureau added. Witnesses say the plane, 5N-BJY, operated by Associated Airlines, had barely taken off from the domestic wing of the Murtala Mohammed Airport, Lagos, when it plunged into an open field near an aviation fuel depot at about 9.30 a.m. Naval officers, fire se

 BRT WILL BE BETTER, BUT...                       Says BRF Bus rapid transit (BRT) is a bus-based mass transit system. A true BRT system generally has specialized design, services and infrastructure to improve system quality and remove the typical causes of bus delay. Sometimes described as a "surface subway", BRT aims to combine the capacity and speed of a light rail or metro system with the flexibility, cost and simplicity of a bus system. To be considered BRT, buses should operate for a significant part of their journey within a fully dedicated right of way (busway), in order to avoid traffic congestion. In addition, a true BRT system will have most of the following elements: A busway alignment in the center of the road (to avoid typical curb-side delays) Stations with off-board fare collection (to reduce boarding and alighting delay related to paying the driver) Station platforms level with the bus floor (to reduce boarding and alighting delay caused by steps)