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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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