PHOTO NEWS: ADIDAS Field, Now A Threat To The Community

Pitch Littered With Rubbish

Adidas Field Turns Dirty Hub

Adidas is an ancient field located adjacent Tolu Schools’ Complex at Olodi-Apapa, Ajegunle Lagos. This field is blessed with white sand that is good for playing. It constitutes about ten different portions of various sizes. There are initially three monkey-pose fields, which are now cut to two in which one is being threatened. There are also two standard pitches, one at the entrance and the other in front of Oluwa/Ojoku Secondary Schools.

Adidas with Ajegunle has produced unnumbered stars that are all over the world.  Notably among them is Super Eagles and Chinese based duo of Odion Ighalo and Brown Ideye. Others are Dare Ojo, Harrison Ibukun, Micheal Ochie, Godwin Aguda, Omoboy Ebesua, Olatuga Ojembe, to mention a few. They are mainly based abroad but with handful of them in the Nigeria Professional Football League. So, whenever a player is said to have emanated from ‘AJ’ as it is fondly called, Adidas field should firstly come to your mind. Other fields in Ajegunle are Maracana and Navy fields.

However, the current horror face of the said ground is alarming, disgraceful, and disappointing. Adidas is gradually becoming a rubbish hub cum a residential site. Some group of ‘Area Boys’ are now confidently and with great temerity selling government’s property to individuals to build residential homes and churches. A resource that belongs to the whole society has been hijacked by some few individuals to make personal gains. They also collect money from Maisharas (dirty disposers using cart) to dump their rubbish on the football field.

I hereby call on the government of Lagos State, headed by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode to look into this matter. It is obviously a means to deny potentials the right to exhibit and build on their talents and to discourage sport men and women as the place is now irritating, stinks and disgusting. We are very aware of the economic, social and security importance of sport. Ajegunle community would be very grateful if you can transform Adidas Field to a standard stadium like we have in Agege. 

ITESIWAJU EKO LO JEWA LOGUN O.

Pictures From Adidas Field:

Refuse Around The Post

Rubbish Mixed With Sand

Rubbish Cart Coming In

Refuse That Covered a Whole Pitch

Players Pushing Rubbish Away To Have a Pitch to Play

Extinct Pitch

Houses on Pitch

Rubbish Encroaches Pitch

Hazardous to Children

Musa, Ikeme, Iheanacho on Rohr's list for Lions and Etalons games Without Mikel

Super Eagles’ Technical Adviser, Gernot Rohr has listed goalkeeper Carl Ikeme, midfielder Ogenyi Onazi and forwards Ahmed Musa and Kelechi Iheanacho for this month’s international friendly matches against Senegal and Burkina Faso in London.

Also included are home –based goalkeeper Ikechukwu Ezenwa, defenders Leon Balogun and William Ekong, midfielders Wilfred Ndidi and Oghenekaro Etebo and forwards Victor Moses, Alex Iwobi and Moses Simon.

Experienced left back Elderson Echiejile, Portugal –based Chidozie Awaziem, Israel –based John Ogu and Watford FC of England forward Isaac Success are also called.

Germany –based forward Noah Joel Bazee and Holland –based defender Tyronne Ebuehi will join up with the squad for the first time, while youngster Victor Osimhen, record top scorer at the FIFA U17 World Cup, returns.

The Super Eagles will be up against Senegal’s Teranga Lions on Thursday, 23rd March before taking on the Etalons of Burkina Faso four days later. Both matches will be played at The Hive, home ground of Barnet Football Club.

THE FULL LIST

Goalkeepers: Carl Ikeme (Wolverhampton Wanderers, England); Daniel Akpeyi (Chippa United, South Africa); Ikechukwu Ezenwa (FC IfeanyiUbah)

Defenders: Leon Balogun (FSV Mainz 05, Germany); William Paul Ekong (KAA Gent, Belgium); Kenneth Omeruo (Alanyaspor FC, Turkey); Uche Henry Agbo (Granada FC, Spain); Abdullahi Shehu (Anorthosis Famagusta, Cyprus); Musa Muhammed (FC Zeljeznicar, Bosnia Herzegovina); Tyronne Ebuehi (ADO Den Haag, The Netherlands); Elderson Echiejile (Sporting Gijon, Spain); Kingsley Madu (Zulte Waregem, Belgium); Chidozie Awaziem (FC Porto, Portugal)

Midfielders: Ogenyi Onazi (Trabzonspor FC, Turkey); Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City, England); Oghenekaro Etebo (CD Feirense, Portugal); John Ogu (Hapoel Be’er Sheva, Israel)

Forwards: Ahmed Musa (Leicester City, England); Kelechi Iheanacho (Manchester City, England); Moses Simon (KAA Gent, Belgium); Victor Moses (Chelsea FC, England); Alex Iwobi (Arsenal FC, England); Isaac Success (Watford FC, England); Noah Joel Bazee (Hannover 96, Germany); Victor Osimhen (Wolfsburg FC, Germany)

Source: NFF

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