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Tosin Otubajo: A quintessential Ajegunle girl, Otubajo, was one of the products of soccer stars from Ajegunle, who became an Olympian playing football for Nigeria. She was a rock in the defence line of the Super Falcons at the Beijing 2008 Olympics. At the club level, she played for Flying Angel, Vero Bims Queens of Lagos and Kogi Confluence Queens.
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Meanwhile, the trio of Tosin Otubanjo, Adimchi Okolawon and Stefy Abubakar who were decamped from the Olympic camp, arrived in the country last Friday, stating that even as they were not participating in the Sydney Olympic Games, the exposure would help them in the forthcoming AWC.
