Teslim Balogun

Tesilimi Olawale Ayinde "Teslim" Balogun (1927 - 30 Julaị 1972) bụ onye Naijiria na-agba bọọlụ na onye nkuzi. Balogun gbara bọọlụ na ọkwa ọkachamara na nke mba ụwa dị ka onye na-agba ọsọ, tupu ọ bụrụ onye nkuzi bọọlụ ọkachamara mbụ nke Afrịka.

 Ọrụ ịgba egwu 
Ọ gụrụ akwụkwọ na Port Harcourt ma gụsịrị akwụkwọ na St. Mary's Catholic School, Balogun gbara bọọlụ n'obodo ya Naịjirịa maka ọtụtụ ndị otu, gụnyere Apapa Bombers, Marine Athletics, UAC XI, Railways XI, Jos XI, Pan Bank Team, Dynamos Club na SCOA XI. N'oge ọ nọ na Naijiria, Balogun meriri Challenge Cup ugboro ise na ngụkọta asaa. Ọ bụ onye ọkpụkpọ mbụ nwere hat-trick na asọmpi ahụ, na mmeri 6-1 nke Pan Bank nke Warri na 1953.

Mgbe ọ gachara njem na mbụ ya na ndị otu Naijiria ahọpụtara na 1949, Balogun laghachiri UK n'ọnwa Ọgọstụ 1955 iji sonye na Peterborough United. Otú ọ dị, Balogun emeghị egwuregwu league maka Peterborough, ma nọrọ oge na Skegness Town tupu ya abịanye aka na Queens Park Rangers, na-agba goolu 3 na 13 pụtara na Football League n'oge oge 1956-57. Mgbe ọ hapụsịrị QPR, Balogun laghachiri na bọọlụ na-abụghị nke League, na-egwuri egwu na Holbeach United.

Balogun bụkwa onye otu mba Naijiria ruo afọ iri na abụọ.

 Ọrụ nkuzi 
Balogun ghọrọ onye Afrịka mbụ ruru eru dị ka onye nkuzi ọkachamara. Ọ bụ onye nkuzi maka Naịjirịa na 1968 Summer Olympics.

 Ihe Nketa 
A na-akpọ ámá egwuregwu Teslim Balogun nke dị n'obodo Lagos nke Naijiria aha iji sọpụrụ ya. E guzobere Teslim Balogun Foundation mgbe ọ nwụsịrị iji nyere ezinụlọ nke ndị Naijiria bụbu ndị na-agba bọọlụ mba ụwa aka bụ ndị nwere ike ịdaba n'oge siri ike.

 Ndụ onwe onye 
A na-akpọ Balogun "Thunder" n'ihi ike ya, a makwaara ya dị ka "Balinga" maka ihe yiri nke ahụ. N'oge ọ na-agagharị n'ụlọ akwụkwọ iji zụọ ndị na-eto eto, a na-akpọ ya "Baba Ball".

Balogun nwụrụ n'ụra ya na 30 Julaị 1972, mgbe ọ dị afọ 45. O nwere ụmụ asatọ.

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