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Gateway Games 2025: Athletes protest over unpaid allowance in Ogun

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The Team Ogun athletes representing the state at the ongoing 22nd National Sports Festival on Wednesday protested over the non-payment of allowances.

In a video made available to our correspondent, buses conveying athletes to different event venues were stranded as Ogun athletes were seen blocking the entrance of the Games Village at Babcock University in Ilishan-Remo.

The protest restricted the movement of athletes whose events were scheduled to start at 8 a.m. from proceeding to competition venues at the MKO Abiola Sports Arena in Kuto and the Alake Sports Centre in Ijeja.

Ekwutosblog learnt that some members of the LOC tried appealing to the athletes to take the protest to the appropriate authorities instead of disrupting activities at the university.

The athletes, however, insisted they wouldn’t leave until the governor or someone capable of resolving the issue meets them there or makes the payments as promised.

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Chelsea suffer fresh injury blow after 0-0 draw with Bournemouth

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Chelsea striker, Liam Delap, is set to be unavailable for an extended period with a shoulder injury.

Delap suffered a suspected dislocated shoulder while tussling with Bournemouth defender, Marcos Senesi, during a Premier League clash on Saturday.

The 22-year-old was replaced in the game by Marc Guiu.

This is the second major injury Delap is suffering after he joined Chelsea from Ipswich Town.

Manager Enzo Maresca, speaking after the game, admitted the latest setback is “quite bad”.

He added: “Unfortunately he was already out for two months and he has to be out again.

“We don’t know for how long, but it looks quite bad, his shoulder.”

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EPL: Fulham must move on from defeat to Manchester City — Iwobi

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Alex Iwobi says Fulham must stay positive despite their 5-4 defeat to Manchester City at Craven Cottage on Tuesday.

Marco Silva’s side put up a spirited display in the encounter, and were unlucky not to get at least one point.

Iwobi started the fight back by scoring the second goal for Fulham early in the second half.

The versatile midfielder’s compatriot, Samuel Chukwueze then rose from the bench to score two more goals for the Cottagers.

Manchester City, however, held on to go home with maximum points.

Iwobi stated that they deserved more from the game.

“I feel disappointed because we didn’t get anything out of the fighting spirit that we showed, but I think we have to take the positivity from the game,” Iwobi told the club’s official website.

Fulham will be away to Crystal Palace in their next Premier League game on Sunday.

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EPL: Guardiola names team that impresses him everyday

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Manchester City boss, Pep Guardiola has named the Premier League club that has impressed him so much this season.

The Spaniard said that Enzo Maresca’s side have really impressed him with the improvement they make everyday.

Speaking after Manchester City beat Fulham 5-4 in the Premier League on Tuesday night, Guardiola pointed out that a team must remain consistent to win the title.

Pep Guardiola’s side closed the gap at the top of the Premier League to just two points behind Arsenal with the victory over Fulham, but the Gunners could maintain their five points lead with a win over Brentford on Wednesday night.

“Chelsea impresses me more and more every day with Enzo [Maresca], but it’s long,” he told reporters after the win.

“Premier League is so long, many things will happen. We won six Premier Leagues, four or five when we in December, January or February we were behind.

“The team who wins the Premier League is the team who grows during the months and this is what we try to do. No injuries, it’s so long.

“But at the same time, if we push, we will be better and push ourselves and control the situations better, the emotions and we will see what happens.”

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