SportsNews

CAA U18/U20: Tunisian athletes escape death in Ogun

Published

7 months ago

July 20, 2025

A vehicle transporting members of the Tunisian delegation participating in the ongoing CAA U18/U20 African Athletics Championship in Abeokuta, Ogun State, was involved in a road accident on Saturday.

The accident occurred along Kobape road while the team was en route to the Games Village from the MKO Abiola Sports Arena.

Confirming the incident, the National Sports Commission (NSC) in statement signed by Kola Daniel, Special Assistant on Media to the Director General, said the affected vehicle was not traveling with the established safety protocol, which is usually accompanied by security and support personnel.

According to the statement, Governor Dapo Abiodun, who was coincidentally commuting along the same route, immediately rendered first response assistance at the scene.

Ekwutosblog learnt that the injured athletes were taken to the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Abeokuta, where they received first aid attention before being transferred to a different facility for more thorough care.

The statement added that the NSC Director General, Bukola Olopade and Governor Abiodun arrived at the hospital shortly after the incident and have been personally overseeing the care of the affected athletes.

“Fortunately, His Excellency, Prince Dapo Abiodun, CON, Governor of Ogun State, happened to be commuting along the same route and immediately rendered first response assistance at the scene.

“The injured athletes were swiftly transported to the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Abeokuta where they received first aid attention and later moved to another facility for adequate treatment,” the statement reads.

The commission, stressing that the safety and well-being of all athletes and participants remain their top priority, expressed its deepest sympathies to the injured athletes’ colleagues, families, and the Tunisian delegation.

Meanwhile, the NSC applauded the prompt response to the situation by the Ogun State Government, medical personnel and security agencies.

Ekwutosblog reported that the championship, which has over 500 athletes from more than 50 African countries, started on Wednesday, July 16, and is expected to end on Sunday, July 20, 2025.

SportsNews

2026 World Cup: Super Eagles waiting for FIFA’s decision – Iwobi

Published

6 hours ago

February 6, 2026

Ekwutos Blog

Super Eagles playmaker, Alex Iwobi, has admitted they are waiting to see if the team would still play at the 2026 World Cup.

The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, is optimistic of a potential lifeline from FIFA, after it submitted a petition against the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Iwobi was asked by SuperSport if he would rather lift the AFCON 2025 trophy or qualify for the World Cup?

The 29-year-old, who played at the 2018 of the World Cup, replied: “I mean we’re still waiting, well hopefully we can go to the World Cup, but I feel it’s a tough one.

“It’s a tough one because winning AFCON is like… It’s a great legacy, it’s a great thing to have like in your career, a memorable moment.

“But then at the same time, because I’ve been to the World Cup already, a lot of the players haven’t been. They would like to say ‘I want to go to the World Cup,’ so I can’t be selfish and say win the AFCON and for my teammates to not go to the World Cup. So it’s a tough one. I don’t know. I don’t know.”

Politics

PRESIDENT TINUBU CONDOLES WITH SAMUEL CHUKWUEZE OF THE SUPER EAGLES ON THE PASSING OF HIS MOTHER

Published

1 week ago

January 30, 2026

Ekwutos Blog

President Bola Tinubu sends his condolences

to Super Eagles forward Samuel Chukwueze on the passing of his mother.

The President also extends his sympathies to the family and friends of Mrs Sarah Chukwueze, who passed away on Thursday.

President Tinubu mourns with the Chukwueze family and encourages them to find solace in the memory and legacy of their late matriarch.

“The passing of Mrs Chukwueze, the mother of one of our bright football stars, just a few days after the passing of Super Eagles’ captain Wilfred Ndidi’s father, is deeply saddening.

I mourn with them, and I am with them in prayers during this difficult time,” the President says.

President Tinubu prays that God Almighty will grant the departed eternal rest.

Bayo Onanuga
Special Adviser to the President
(Information and Strategy)