At the official launch of the Ghetto Tigers jerseys, Mr. Rasaq Ajala, Chairman of Odi-Olowo Ojuwoye LCDA, proudly declared the club as the pride of the community, attributing their acclaim to years of remarkable achievements.
In just six years since its inception, Ghetto Tigers has amassed an impressive tally of 16 titles across various regions of Lagos State. Notably, their women’s team made a significant mark by securing their inaugural championship last year in Oshodi.
The council boss said the major aim of the club is to spread their tentacles to other parts of Lagos and also Nigeria at large while enlisting them into one of the tiers of Nigeria football league.
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“It has become the toast of the LCDA, the residents see themselves as part owners of Ghetto Tigers. Their performance have been really solid and impressive, formerly they use to be regional champions but now they have gone on to win titles in different parts of Lagos state.
“The major aim is to ensure we take them to the state level and by extension the national level.
“We are working on enlisting Ghetto Tigers to the Nigeria professional football league and anything that will bring more positivity to the club is what the Team Manager, Azeez Mustapha is doing.”
Ajala also revealed that the club would own their own personal stadium and other infrastructures in the foreseeable future.
“We are looking at providing structures and the needed facilities and to encourage the players with a lot of incentives.
“Primarily, scouting for players is from the local government, our community. You will agree with me that, football has become a huge business, so we will not limit our scouting of players to the local government alone. So we will definitely look elsewhere so as to make sure, we fortify our club with the right players that will give us the desired result.
“So now, we are just playing at the divisional.
“Going forward as a club is for us to have our own facilities that will include hostels, pitch and every other infrastructure that will enhance the greater part of our players.”
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