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  • ‘MFM FC ready to pull weight in FA Cup’

    The Media Officer of the Lagos-based MFM FC, Olawale Quadri, says the team will ensure it pulls its weight in the Federation Cup coming up later in the year.

    Quadri spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Wednesday.

    He said that the current excellent run of the team in the abridged 2018/2019 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) would be nothing if not replicated in the FA Cup.

    Quadri said that though the club had dominated the Lagos State FA Cup in the last four years, the club was yet to have the desired campaign in the national FA challenge, which they sought to address.

    “We have been dominating the state FA Cup, wining it back to back to back; yet, we have yet to have the desired campaign in the National FA Cup, this we will seek to address.

    “Firstly, we will start our preparation with the state FA Cup, because we also have some good sides playing in the competitions as well, so we will take it one step after the other.

    “The present team is young and ready for any challenge that may come their way, which has been exhibited in our campaign in the league so far,” he said.

    Quadri said that MFM’s good run in the league would amount to nothing if the team failed to transfer it to the oldest cup competition in the country.

    “Our good run in the league will count for nothing if we do not have a good campaign in the National FA Cup; we want to surpass our previous achievement.

    “MFM FC has a rich football culture because the owners of the team will not settle for anything less than the best, and that is the philosophy of the team.

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    “We want the best for the owners, our fans and the state; the team will be adequately prepared to face any opposition when the FA Cup starts; others should watch out.

    “Our underwhelming results in the previous campaign will be compensated with strong determination for a good result this year,” he said.

    NAN reports that MFM FC sits on top of the Group A of the Abridge NPFL table with 23 points from 13 matches, winning seven games, recording two draws and having. four losses.

    MFM, also known as the Olukoya Boys, have emerged winners of the State FA Cup four consecutive times since their promotion to the elite division of the league.

    NAN

  • ‘My wife is every guy’s dream’

    FRENCH novelist, George Sand, couldn’t have said it better: ‘There is only one happiness in this life, to love and be loved.’

    Such is the mood of Olawale Quadri, the amiable team media officer of Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries FC, while speaking about the love of his life-Temitope Adejumo.

    Providence must have  brought Wale and Temitope together. Yesterday, they went to where it all started  and tied the knot at the same church they got love-struck.

    “Our relationship actually started in 2014 when we first met at a youth meeting at The Redeemed Christian Church of God, Liberation Parish, Ogba Zonal Headquarters Ijaiye, Lagos,” began Quadri.

    “We were both inaugurated into the prayer department of the Royal Diadem Youth and Singles Fellowship. That same year, we had our first meeting; a prayer session to be precise, after the inaugural service and that was the beginning of our love story.

    “Her name is Temitope Adejumo. A banker with over five years experience. She is a chorister, a worshiper of God. She’s a girl after every guy’s heart. She’s cool, smart, brilliant, intelligent and elegant.

    “She used to be a friend but a distant one. So, I remember inviting her over to our Estate for a party. She was expecting to see her friends at the party but none of them showed up.

    “So, I can’t say toasting is the right word but I actually won her heart. I asked her out in 2015 but she declined, so I moved on.

    “I can’t really describe what attracted me to her. I just love being around her. There’s this indescribable magnetic force that pulls me to her every time. She played hard to get; and nearly frustrated me but I understand. Ladies are like that.

    “Our paths crossed again after two years and I started all over again but she was not giving me the needed attention. I was frustrated at some point but I had no other choice but to endure.”

    Of course, quitters don’t win, and Quadri waited for years. His waiting attitude must have impressed Temitope so much as she initiated the long-awaited call three years later.

    “May 28, 2017, is a date I will never forget in my life,” recalled Quadri, who will be 31 on September 30.

    “I was in Lokoja with MFM FC preparing for NPFL match against Niger Tornadoes and suddenly my phone rang, and lo and behold it was a call from Temitope. And she said: ‘Wale, I am in church now but we need to talk after the service.’

    “At that point, I knew God has answered my prayer and ever since then till now it’s been from one amazing moment to another.

    “I don’t think I proposed to her because I made my intention known to her from the beginning that I am not looking for a girlfriend but a wife. I studied her and prayed and I believe she is my wife. There was nothing dramatic about that,” noted Quadri, who shares love for Barcelona and Messi with his 29-year-old wife.

  • MFM FC bus accident: We are safe and sound – Media Officer

    MFM FC bus accident: We are safe and sound – Media Officer

    The Media Officer of MFM FC, Olawale Quadri said on Sunday that the team was safe and sound after they were involved in an accident at Akungba, Ondo State.

    Reports say that the Lagos bound MFM FC players and official were returning from Jos after the Match Day 5 fixtures of the Nigeria Professional Football League ( NPFL ).

    The Olukoya Boys, however, lost to the incumbent league winners Plateau United by a lone goal courtesy of a second-minute strike by Tosin Omolyele.

    Quadri said though the bus conveying the team was badly damaged,  most of the players escaped unscathed.

    Read also: MFM FC do the double over Sunshine Stars

    “The accident was unfortunate, but we thank God that no one sustained serious injury. I have read some reports that our coach was injured, nothing of such happened.

    “We are safe and sound; we are presently in a hotel in Akure so that we can take off from there after some time so that the players can also have some rest.

    “Some of the players that sustained minor injuries are being taken care of and they will join the rest of the team; we thank God for his protection.

    “We hope to resume the journey as soon as possible and we also thank our fans too for their support and prayers, he said.

    NAN

  • MFM FC not burning out, promises to win next match

    MFM FC not burning out, promises to win next match

    After a 1-3 thumping by Makurdi-based Lobi Stars, MFM FC has promised victory in its next match against Shooting Stars of Ibadan in the Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL).

    The Team’s Media Officer, Olawale Quadri said the team had not burnt out, promising a rejuvenated side in the Ibadan encounter.

    MFM had failed to sustain the tempo of the first stanza of the league when it recorded a massive 10 wins, and six losses putting them second on the log.

    The high-flying MFM had however managed only one win in four league matches since the beginning of the second stanza of the league.

    Quadri told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday that the team had put the last defeats behind them.

    “It’s not true that we are burning out; we remain committed to our goal of achieving at least a continental ticket. We need to put the sorry loss behind us.

    “We are doing our best so as not to disappoint our fans.

    “We are assuring our fans that they should expect nothing but a victory comes Sunday,’’ he said.

    MFM opened its campaign in the second stanza of the 2016/2017 with a scoreless encounter with Akwa-United FC at Agege Stadium, followed by a 0-3 loss to Niger Tornadoes.

    The Olukoya Boys got back to winning ways in the Match Day 22 fixtures through a hard fought slim 1-0 win over FC Ifeanyi Uba at Agege stadium.

    The Southwest derby between the duos had been in favour of Shooting Star with a win recorded in both previous meeting that ended 2-1.

    MFM currently occupies 4th place on the NPFL log having played 23 matches and secured 37 points with 11 wins, four draws and eight losses.

    Shooting Stars on its part has had only one win in their last five league matches.

    The Fatai Amao-tutored team lost 2-0 to FC Ifeanyi Uba in Nnewi in their last match of the first stanza and surprisingly recorded 0-3 loss in the reverse fixture at home.

    The Ibadan-based team continued the downward trend with a 0-3 whitewash in the hands of Lobi Stars in Makurdi, followed by Match Day 22 hard fought 1-0 victory over Sunshine Stars.

    The Oluyole Warriors then played a pulsating 0-0 match against visiting Kano Pillars at the Adamasigba stadium in the Mid-week Match Day 23 fixtures.

    Shooting Stars are currently battling relegation, second from the drop zone with 26 points from 23 league duel and a paltry six win, eight draws and nine losses.