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, 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] , [3] and Cowrie Rugby Club. [4] Later, he played for the Chicago Blaze Rugby Club in the USA [5]
Azeez chose to focus on entrepreneurship and sports management after retiring playing rugby, and in 2022 he was appointed General Manager [6] of the Nigeria Rugby Football Federation (NRFF).
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, [7] and Tunde Akerele. [8] 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. [9] Prior to a brief stay with the Chicago Blaze Rugby Club in the USA, [10] 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). [11] 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 and qualify from regional competition into the Africa Cup 1C (Confederation of Africa Rugby 3rd Division). [12] Additional honours include winning the Dubai Sevens plate, [13] winning multiple Lagos League championship, [14] as well as the National League championship, [15] winning multiple Independence Rugby Sevens Tournaments, [16] and winning gold medals at the National Sports festival, among others.
Ladipo was appointed to the Nigeria Olympic Committee Athletes Commissionin July 2023. [17]
He holds a Bachelors Degree in Public Administration from the Lagos State University
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