{"id":4418,"date":"2015-03-05T12:01:32","date_gmt":"2015-03-05T12:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=4418"},"modified":"2015-03-05T12:01:32","modified_gmt":"2015-03-05T12:01:32","slug":"obasanjo-thrills-at-78th-birthday-match-scores-two-goals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=4418","title":{"rendered":"Obasanjo Thrills At 78th Birthday Match, Scores Two Goals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/obasanjo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4419\" alt=\"obasanjo\" src=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/obasanjo-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/obasanjo-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/obasanjo.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/obansanjo1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4420\" alt=\"obansanjo1\" src=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/obansanjo1-300x224.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/obansanjo1-300x224.jpg 300w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/obansanjo1.jpg 448w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Former President, \u00a0Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, \u00a0Wednesday, \u00a0dazzled many \u00a0during a fun filled football match held \u00a0at MKO International Stadium, Abeokuta when his Presidential Library team slugged it out with a team of Ogun State Government led by the governor Senator Ibikunle Amosun.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of the novelty match which was to commemorate the 78th birthday of Obasanjo, OOPL team defeated \u00a0the state government team with \u00a02-1<\/p>\n<p>Obasanjo who was the skipper for his team \u00a0displayed some dexterity on the field of play and \u00a0scored \u00a0the two \u00a0goals \u00a0while the Special Assistant to the governor on Special Duties scored the only goal for the government team.<\/p>\n<p>Obasanjo \u00a0lost about four scoring chances.<\/p>\n<p>The first half of a 60-minute of play was goalless, as both team lost scoring chances.<\/p>\n<p>But the OOPL team rebound in the second half with players such as Prof. Akin Mabogunje, \u00a088-year-old Dr. Femi Olopade, and one of aides of the former president, Vitalis among others, gave the Amosun-led team a tough time.<\/p>\n<p>Mabogunje was a capable hand at the goal post.<\/p>\n<p>Helping the Amosun\u2019s team on the defensive, were the secretary to the state government, Adeoluwa Taiwo, and the state chief of staff, Prof. Ganiu Olatunde among other.<\/p>\n<p>The Five-A-Side match ended with Obasanjo, Amosun and Mabogunje winning golden boots, most valuable player and golden gloves respectively.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President, \u00a0Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, \u00a0Wednesday, \u00a0dazzled many \u00a0during a fun filled football match held \u00a0at MKO International Stadium, Abeokuta when his Presidential Library team slugged it out with a team of Ogun State Government led by the governor Senator Ibikunle Amosun. 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