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  • ‘Why we chose Agege Stadium for continental matches’

    ‘Why we chose Agege Stadium for continental matches’

    The Director of MFM FC of Lagos, Emmanuel Adeyemi on Monday said that the club chose to play its continental matches at Agege Stadium because it has a “fortress” of fans  no team will survive.

    Adeyemi said in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that though the club could play its matches anywhere in Lagos, it remained in Agege to maintain its affinity with their supporters.

    “MFM FC can play anywhere in Lagos, it’s just that this is our home ground and this is where we have our fans and we are also used to the facility here.

    “Agege fans have been of great support to the team, we want them to enjoy our playing in the continent here, but that does not mean we cannot play anywhere else.

    “We are thankful to the Lagos State government for their tremendous support in making this place ready. The support has been so great; Agege remains a fortress,’’ he said.

    Adeyemi expressed optimism that CAF would certify the stadium for the continental campaign.

    “ I am confident that Agege will get CAF’s approval for our continental campaign, the Lagos State government has committed large sum for its remodelling.

    “ With the kind of passion shown to MFM by Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode, we are left with little to do, just to get our players ready.

    “For this competition, we are not only representing Lagos State, but we will be flying the national flag.

    “The state government has done everything possible in making sure that Agege Stadium gets CAF approval by December, and we will take it up from there,” he said.

    Adeyemi told NAN that the team would begin close camping as soon as it completes ongoing recruitment of new players.

    “Immediately after we must have done with getting new signings, we will go into closed camping. The coaches and the technical crew have submitted their list and we are looking into it.

    “We will strengthen all the departments from defence to the midfield and strikers; we want to add to our pool of talented players.

    “For us in MFM, we believe in excellence and we want to effectively represent Lagos and Nigeria at the CAF Champions League, so all hands are on deck.

    “We aim to make MFM the toast of many as far as football club is concerned.

    “So we are ready to surpass the targets of people with the level of support we have received from the Lagos State Governor,’’the director added.

    In the same vein, Sola Coker, a board member of the Lagos State Football Association, (LSFA) said that MFM would get all the support needed from the body.

    “We are ready to support MFM to any length. We are happy that Lagos is back on the continent after 16 years in the doldrums.

    “We are glad that Ambode gave his support for Agege Stadium to meet CAF’s standard, it’s such a huge investment and a positive development.

    “We have worked hard for this since about six years ago during the emergence of MFM till now and we can only hope for the better,’’ the LSFA board member said

  • Why we chose Agege Stadium for continental matches – MFM Director

    Why we chose Agege Stadium for continental matches – MFM Director

    The Director of MFM FC of Lagos, Emmanuel Adeyemi on Monday said that the club chose to play its continental matches at Agege Stadium because it has a “fortress” of fans  no team will survive.

    Adeyemi said in an interview  that though the club could play its matches anywhere in Lagos, it remained in Agege to maintain its affinity with their supporters.

    “MFM FC can play anywhere in Lagos, it’s just that this is our home ground and this is where we have our fans and we are also used to the facility here.

    “Agege fans have been of great support to the team, we want them to enjoy our playing in the continent here, but that does not mean we cannot play anywhere else.

    “We are thankful to the Lagos State government for their tremendous support in making this place ready. The support has been so great; Agege remains a fortress,’’ he said.

    Adeyemi expressed optimism that CAF would certify the stadium for the continental campaign.

    “ I am confident that Agege will get CAF’s approval for our continental campaign, the Lagos State government has committed large sum for its remodelling.

    “ With the kind of passion shown to MFM by Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode, we are left with little to do, just to get our players ready.

    “For this competition, we are not only representing Lagos State, but we will be flying the national flag.

    “The state government has done everything possible in making sure that Agege Stadium gets CAF approval by December, and we will take it up from there,” he said.

    Adeyemi reporterd that the team would begin close camping as soon as it completes ongoing recruitment of new players.

    “Immediately after we must have done with getting new signings, we will go into closed camping. The coaches and the technical crew have submitted their list and we are looking into it.

    “We will strengthen all the departments from defence to the midfield and strikers; we want to add to our pool of talented players.

    “For us in MFM, we believe in excellence and we want to effectively represent Lagos and Nigeria at the CAF Champions League, so all hands are on deck.

    “We aim to make MFM the toast of many as far as football club is concerned.

    “So we are ready to surpass the targets of people with the level of support we have received from the Lagos State Governor,’’the director added.

    In the same vein, Sola Coker, a board member of the Lagos State Football Association, (LSFA) said that MFM would get all the support needed from the body.

    “We are ready to support MFM to any length. We are happy that Lagos is back on the continent after 16 years in the doldrums.

    “We are glad that Ambode gave his support for Agege Stadium to meet CAF’s standard, it’s such a huge investment and a positive development.

    “We have worked hard for this since about six years ago during the emergence of MFM till now and we can only hope for the better,’’ the LSFA board member said.

    NAN

  • MFM FC fans not ruffians – Management

    MFM FC fans not ruffians – Management

    The management of Lagos-based MFM FC on Friday said that the club’s fans were not ruffians and would never engage in any form of lawlessness.

    The club’s management was reacting to an allegation in a publication that the fans were seen abusing alcohol during Match Day 16 of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) fixture against Abia Warriors.

    The match played at MFM’s soccer temple, Agege Township Stadium on Wednesday, saw the team beat Abia Warriors FC 2-1.

    MFM supporters were reportedly taking alcoholic local drink, popularly called “Jedi” during the Match Day 16 encounter.

    The management of the club through its Director of Sport, Emmanuel Adeyemi, defended the fans saying that they would always uphold the club’s tenets of being a faith-based team.

    He condemned the report, noting that the supporters were people of good reputation who would never bring the name of the club to disrepute by engaging in unholy acts.

    “Our attention is drawn to a story claiming that our fans were spotted taking alcohol during our game against Abia Warriors.

    “I want to state categorically that the story was not accurate because our supporters are very modest, they don’t indulge in any unholy act.

    “Every fan of the club has the proper knowledge of what the team stands for, they know that drinking of alcohol or smoking is against our belief.

    “I want to state here that there has never been any case of such in all our games,” he said.

    Adeyemi urged the public to disregard the purported allegation against the fans of the club, adding that the team would work hard to protect their integrity.

    “I will like to use this opportunity to tell our fans to disregard the story and I want to appreciate them for their support to the team.

    “They have been very supportive in all our matches and we will continue to work hard and we will not disappoint them,” he said in the statement.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Lagos-based team is currently on top of the NPFL table with 30 points from 16 league matches.

    They will be up against Nasarawa United FC on Sunday in Lafia for Match Day 17 encounter.

     

  • MFM FC appoint new director, Adeyemi

    MFM FC appoint new director, Adeyemi

    Following the ongoing restructuring of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) side, Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries Football Club of Lagos, the General overseer of the church, Dr. Daniel Olukoya has appointed Mr Emmanuel Adeyemi as the Director of the club.

    The new Director will henceforth be representing the General overseer of Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries worldwide who is now the chairman of the football team at all LMC’s meeting.

    Adeyemi who has been charged by Dr. Olukoya to take full responsibility of running the club’s activities described the new appointment as a great opportunity to discover more lost souls and bring them back to Christ as he revealed the vision of the G.O for the football club in an interview with the media team of the modest NPFL outfit.

    “It’s a great opportunity given to me by the General Overseer to contribute positively towards the repositioning agenda of the youths through football and to assist in developing the football team and winning the youths back to Christ.

    “The General Overseer believes so much in the youths. His love and appetite for empowering the youths is unprecedented and legendary, we will work hard to ensure that we have a better outing in the next session.

    “Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries Football team is founded on a vision given by God to move the youths out of the woods to a position of destiny.

    “Our General Overseer instituted this destiny discovering programme for the youths in a bid to ensure that they live a Godly life, fulfill their destinies, rewrite their family histories and positively impact their generation for Christ,” he told mountaintopfc.com.

  • Shallow graves discovered at Lagos prophet’s residence

    The police on Tuesday claimed that shallow graves were discovered at the residence of a 70-year-old Prophet, Emmanuel Adeyemi, who was arrested for chaining his son and 27 others in Lagos.

    The state Police Commissioner, Fatai Owoseni, who confirmed this, said the place was raided following a tip-off that the suspect traded human parts to ritualists.

    He claimed that Adeyemi who was arrested alongside his first wife on Friday, buried some dead persons in the swamps and three others at his residence.

    Owoseni said: “We got a tip-off that there were people he buried in that compound and he confirmed it during interrogation.

    “Because the area is swampy, the suspect had allegedly buried some people in the swamp and about three others in the house.

    “When we asked him of their identities, he said it was some of his patients that were brought to his home from the hospital, after they were given up for dead. He said the patients finally died in his care and were buried in the swamp.

    “When we also queried him on the claims that he sold the body parts of the deceased to ritualists, he swore that he was only a traditional healer and not a human parts seller.”

    The police commissioner said Adeyemi was earlier invited for questioning after it was discovered that he put his son in chains.

    Owoseni said the suspect claimed he chained the teenager, Toba Adedoyin Adeyemi, in order to cure him from stealing.

    He added: “When we got information that a teenager was locked up in a house, the area G Commander invited the suspect, who claimed that his son was known for stealing and so he locked him up in chains to cure him of stealing.

    “While we were still on that case, we got another credible tip off that there were other people chained up in that same house. Of course, we carried out a raid and confirmed the allegation to be true.

    “But before then, we had contacted the Lagos State Government because we don’t have the facility to keep the rescued persons. His claims now that he has been arrested is that he is a herbalist, but why didn’t he tell us that when we first invited him to the station for locking up his stepson?

    “He only told us that he wanted to cure his son of stealing.”