Azeez Ladipo
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Azeez Ladipo, born on March 24, 1987, is a rugby union player from Nigeria who played for[1] the Nigerian National Rugby Team (Stallions) in numerous competitions between 2005 and 2019. Azeez Ladipo is a playmaker and fly half.
As a youth, he began playing for Nigeria's Lagos Rugby Club, Racing Rugby Club[2], and Cowrie Rugby Club. Later, he played for the Chicago Blaze Rugby Club, which is situated in Lemont, Illinois, in the United States.
Azeez chose to focus on management after retiring playing rugby, and in 2022 he was appointed General Manager[3] of the Nigeria Rugby Football Federation (NRFF).
Further Reading
[edit]Born and raised in Nigeria, Ladipo played rugby at the U14 level for the Lagos Rugby Club, where he was coached by Sir Martin Crawford, Yinka Marinho[4], and Tunde Akerele[5]. Later, as a youngster, he advanced through the ranks and made his debut for his country in the 2005 Rugby World Cup qualifiers against Senegal in Dakar and Cameroun in Lagos[6]. Prior to a brief stay with the Chicago Blaze Rugby Club in the USA[7], he joined Racing Rugby Club in 2005 and Cowrie Rugby Club in 2009.
He is the captain of the National team's 7s and 15s for the longest period (2013 - 2019)[8]. In 2006, he helped Nigeria win the Super 16 Championship by scoring 12 points in the final, which helped them upset a fierce host team, Togo, 12–11[9]. Additional honours include winning the Dubai Sevens plate[10], winning multiple Lagos League championship [11], as well as the National League championship[12], winning multiple Independence Rugby Sevens Tournaments[13], and winning gold medals at the National Sports festival, among others.
Ladipo was appointed to the Nigeria Olympic Committee Athletes Commission [14]in July 2023.
He holds a Bachelors Degree in Public Administration from the Lagos State University
References
[edit]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4ryEUOxDtA
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- ^ "Rugby: Courie, Racing For Dubai 7s". Retrieved 2025-01-05.
- ^ "Nigeria Rugby Appoints Azeez Ladipo As General Manager". Complete Sports. 2022-04-26. Retrieved 2025-01-05.
- ^ "Mr Yinka Marinho Archives". Channels Television. Retrieved 2025-01-05.
- ^ vanguard (2011-07-13). "Emotions as NOC inaugurates Rugby Football Federation". Vanguard News. Retrieved 2025-01-05.
- ^ https://allafrica.com/stories/200502110524.html.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "SPRING 2019". Chicago Blaze Rugby. Retrieved 2025-01-05.
- ^ Nation, The (2017-01-23). "I learnt humility, self-control as Rugby Captain". The Nation Newspaper. Retrieved 2025-01-05.
- ^ https://allafrica.com/stories/200608090413.html.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Nigeria, Guardian (2016-06-17). "Fasimoye, the Lagos Stallion, who conquered Dubai men's rugby open". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. Retrieved 2025-01-05.
- ^ Nigeria, Guardian (2017-12-20). "Cowrie RFC wins 2017 NRFF South West Rugby League". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. Retrieved 2025-01-05.
- ^ Guardian, The (2016-03-01). "Cowrie RFC wins maiden NRFF Super Cup". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. Retrieved 2025-01-05.
- ^ vanguard (2013-10-15). "Police wins Independence rugby tourney". Vanguard News. Retrieved 2025-01-05.
- ^ Reporter, Our (2024-07-03). "Nigeria Olympic Athletes Commission hold forum next week". The Nation Newspaper. Retrieved 2025-01-05.