Sponsored
Sports

Massive Support For AFCON, Lagos Fans Troop Out To Watch Live Matches At Viewing Centres

Sponsored
Sponsored

Viewing centres across 10 different locations in Lagos State recorded massive attendance as fans in the metropolitan city of Lagos watched live quarter-final games of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cameroon at the weekend.

P.M. EXPRESS reports that from Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere, Campos Mini Stadium, Lagos Island, Abesan playground at Abesan, Ipaja, Ajeromi Central Nursery & Primary School, Ajegunle, Bishop Aggrey Youth Centre, Mushin, Epe Recreation Centre, Badagry Grammar School, Badagry, Agege Stadium, Agege, Mobolaji Johnson Sports Centre, Rowe Park, Yaba and Italewa in Ikorodu, the turnout at these centres was massive as Lagosians indeed showed their passion for the round leather game despite the fact that the country’s senior team, the Super Eagles are no longer in the tournament.

The setting up of the viewing centres was at the instance of the sports-loving governor of the state, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu who made these happened through the Lagos State Sports Commission.

As usual, P.M. EXPRESS brings photos from some of these centres courtesy of the Public Affairs Unit of the Lagos State Sports Commission.

Fans at the Epe Recreation Centre
Football fans watching matches at Campos Mini Stadium on Lagos Island
Fans at Rowe Park in Yaba were not left out
Teslim Balogun Stadium in Surulere
Sponsored
Alinnor Arinze

Recent Posts

Comrade Dauda Engages Computer Village Plaza Heads On Revenue, Security & Development

ADEOLA OGUNLADE  The Executive Chairman of Ikeja Local Government, Comrade Akeem Olalekan Dauda (AKOD), has…

44 minutes ago

Orashi National Congress Pays Courtesy Visit To Rivers State University VC

A delegation of the Orashi National Congress, ONC, on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, paid a…

56 minutes ago

Two Men Arraigned Over Alleged Assault & Phone Theft In Ojo

CYRIACUS IZUEKWE  Two men, Saheed Kareem, 24, and Adebakin Ope, 25, were arraigned before an…

1 hour ago

Lagos to London: How Air Peace Challenged My First Impressions

BY CHRISTY ANYANWU Travel often has a way of confronting our expectations. Sometimes, we set…

8 hours ago

Dangote Refinery: Domestic Crude Must Be Available And Commercially Viable

Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals has clarified its position following recent reports referencing data released…

8 hours ago

President Tinubu Approves Landmark Deep Offshore Investment Framework To Unlock Up To $50bn In New Investment

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, has approved a landmark reform that replaces project-by-project negotiations with…

12 hours ago
Sponsored