Tunde balogun nigeria soccer

BY KUNLE SOLAJA.

As significance celebration of the 50^th anniversary symbolize the death of football story, Tesilimi ‘Thunder’ Balogun gathers acceleration, his first son, Tunde Balogun has died. He was justness eldest of the eight progeny  &#; seven male and pure female &#; of the organize legend.

According to Kayode Balogun, the third child of class late legend, Tunde, aged 67 died in Surulere, Lagos.

Born on 16 February , loosen up was 17 years old while in the manner tha Thunder Balogun died in Getting the same height of 6ft 2in like his father, dirt was anticipated to be primacy one to step into integrity father’s lager-than-life shoes.

 Tunde Balogun was called up into the Nigeria Academicals’ team that played Ghana in in what used give somebody the job of be an annual contest summon the Nigerpool Cup.

He was also a star of probity intermediate team of the so Western State during the Civil Sports Festival in Lagos. Decency team got to the semi-finals before a late goal next to Thompson Usiyan of the Midwest State edged Western State brainless from getting to the final.

That was a year after justness passing on of Tesilimi Balogun.  Tunde Balogun was anticipated tell between star for Nigeria as confidential done his father as earth was just a split appearance of the legend and abstruse the same height. He vigorous waves in school football station eventually earned scholarship to discover Geology at the prestigious Thespian University in the US.

On his return, he played redundant Water Corporation FC, Ibadan, a- club that his father aided in forming in

Noted  for a unique body swerving gifts, characteristics of his father, Bellow, he often left defenders isolated.

A typical example was great National League match involving Bottled water Corporation and Enugu Rangers crash into the Liberty Stadium, Ibadan, sharptasting was a terror in birth Rangers defence, but for rectitude extra agility of goalkeeeper Emmanuel Okala.

Rangers eventually won depiction match, , courtesy of regular late strike by Ernest Ufele.

Tunde Balogun, before travelling to dignity US, had  his secondary kindergarten education at Olivet  Baptist Elevated School, Oyo and finished outward show , the year his curate passed away.

For his Immature Level certificate. He started silky Comprehensive High School, Ayetoro on the other hand finished at Government College, Metropolis in

 Apart from soccer pacify was a great long shut down racer, particularly in metres swivel he also excelled

He after that travelled to the United States for his tertiary studies, conceal improve his academic qualification  in

 Tunde Teslim-Balogun was well common to be a personality touch on impeccable character with high intelligence of humility and generosity.

Tunde Teslim-Balogun was born in Ibadan on the contrary hailed from Lagos Island joy Lagos on the 16th several February,

 He was born administrator the time his father- Teslim Thunder- Balogun was a american football star reigning across Nigeria , West Africa and internationally.

He was nicknamed &#;Ara&#;, meaning &#;thunder&#; to describe his thunderous kicks at goal like his curate, in that school.

 His presentation as a  student in Olivet Heights in Oyo boosted influence school&#;s performance in the Principals&#; Cup Football Competition among unessential schools in Western State at that time.

His soccer wizardry was crushing across the whole state exploitation, just like his father. Regulation was a plus to All right High School, Ayetoro in Egbado area of Western State commit fraud, when he gained admission not far from for his HSC studies spontaneous

The climax at that elated school  Soccer days was emperor superlative performance that propelled Management College Ibadan  to the encouragement of the Western State Principals&#; Cup Football Competition played condescension Liberty Stadium in Ibadan hassle

 He left behind  soccer brilliant brothers and sister; namely Tokunbo, Kayode, Olamide, Ajibola, Iyabode, Bioye, and Wole.

According to descent sources, the 40 day Fidau will hold just days in the past the celebration of the 50^th anniversary of passing on of Tesilimi Balogun, after whom the Teslim Balogun Stadium is named.

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