Report 1
If u can remember Adigun from one of my recent reports, then you shouldn’t have a problem with this. One way or the other, i found my self tracing Adigun to his street side where he plays regular footie and once in a while visit the stadium. It was actually in a middle of an unsafe neighbourhood where u are not assured of taking your legs home when you play the street soccer as there are lots of dangerous tackles offered by individuals with a dead career in soccer. Since it wasn’t too far from my area, and then again, i had a friend going with me, who appeared to be ready to wave a locally made dessert eagle in case of any funny acts, i summoned enough courage to go watch the boys play.
On reaching there i found different set of boys jeering up to play footie, and would enter into d game as soon as a team is knocked out with a goal. It took a while before Adigun entered with his friends to play. However, i was not disappointed with his skills and movement, as he displayed exactly up to what i saw him do the first day i saw him play.
Adigun in a white top and black short, watch as he ensured no body goes past him.
Video;
https://youtu.be/bzb_MNgaWYAReport 2
I was chanced to appear at the training sessions of a club team here in Lagos, They were scheduled to play the shooting stars of Ibadan the following weekend. It was however painful that the match wasntto be played in lagos but somewhere in Ibadan. I took my tyme to see the boys train and undergo some tough exercises. I was actually waiting for the team Manager to call them all together, split into two and then have a short match, so as to see who n who is actually good on the pitch. This never happened and i was forced to only take a far sighted focus clip, showing the Team doing there exercises. I would go there more often to see if one day, they’ll come to play again.
Video;
https://youtu.be/Yt2c6WlIM-4Report 3
At the stadium in a Saturday morning, i was quick to sit around some boys who were early to the pitch to claim a space and play their football. As different sets played with each other, it took a while before i came across Akintunji who played up front with his team mates. Even though, he couldn’t get himself a goal, he made a lot of foward movements that kept his opponents in a constant danger. His square playing pattern was also awesome, as he always makes sure he displaces at least a player at the back, then send to his team mates to finish up. To me, he would seem a good winger, but isn’t a bad suggestion for centre forward .
Video;
https://youtu.be/qkj4U_zfaj0 Report 4
Sunday morning I was at the stadium to watch the boys play , as expected, there were many boys around. I sat as usual in a corner and was monitoring them, it took long before there came a set playing good football. Having previously seen Akin play before, i wasn’t so impressed at the particular time because he looked rusty with his touches. But, I saw another boy, tall, strong and a lot of strength in him. His name is Abejide, played more like a forward but not exactly a striker, so we could say he plays behind them. I did a little info seeking about Abejide, and I was told he was an indigene and doesn’t live too far away. That to me looks good as if he can keep up, he wouldn’t have any problem making a bold step into approaching him.
Video;
https://youtu.be/DKnU6q5ruu4Report 5
I found my way back to the national stadium the following day. To my surprise, the number of boys taking on themselves for Footie was a record low compared to all the other weekends have been coming around. There was a logical reason for this, all the boys were out of the town preparing for Christmas or say the end of the year. It seemed more like some were already on their journey to visit their far located families. The once around probably still had something doing in the town or are probably indigenes. After a while of searching for a correct set of boys to monitor, i came across some and sat quietly to watch them play on. From the first minute, the match appeared drab and i endured hoping the tempo would change when one of the present set is knocked out and replaced. Unfortunately, as it went on and on, the match never developed fluidity or the chemistry of an entertaining soccer game. After some time, i left feeling so aback.
Report 6
I decded to go back to the street games and watch the boys there as the number of the boys in the stadium was decreasing day by day. I was lucky to find enough boys playing at the local arena, and it was interesting and mind blowing. They played each other like it was a worldcup final. I found this boy named Ajisafe, known as ‘Aji’ by his friends in the hood . He scored 3 goals to ensure his team see off 3 different set of boys. He played from the middle and does so well when it comes to playing a 1- 2 pass. He was always there to test the goal post with his shots. Watch Ajishafe in a red top, playing to the left side of the screen. He scored a goal
Video;
https://youtu.be/7fUFv0MgUe8
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