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Published 29 April 2021
U-17 World Cup winning goalkeeper Dele Ajiboye and Enyimba striker Tosin Omoyele have urged billionaire businessmen Aliko Dangote and Femi Otedola to invest in the Nigeria Professional Football League.
Dangote had expressed a desire to buy English Premier League side Arsenal.
But Ajiboye said if both business moguls invested in the NPFL, it would go a long way in uplifting the domestic league, which had been battling with sponsorship on recent seasons.
“Our billionaires like Dangote and Otedola can change the face of the NPFL if they want to do it. Instead of investing in clubs outside Nigeria, they can start from here,” Ajiboye told
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ICYMI: I never had wife, kid before winning U-17 World Cup – Ajiboye
Published 6 February 2021
Fringe Super Eagles goalkeeper, Dele Ajiboye, talks about winning the 2007 U-17 World Cup in Korea and rumours that he was married before playing at the cadet tournament, in this interview with
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ourteen years after, you are still fondly remembered for the double penalty saves you made in the U-17 World Cup final against Spain, to help Nigeria claim a third title. How would you describe the feeling?
I was happy that I saved both penalties that gave us victory in South Korea. In life when you succeed in what you are doing, you feel fulfilled and that was exactly how I felt. I was very happy that day, and it remains one of the most memorable days of my life.