Former Super Eagles players defeated Team Lagos ex-Internationals 2-0 in a novelty match in honour of former Lagos governor Bola Tinubu.

The match played at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan, Lagos on Sunday is as part of the programme lined up by Mr Tinubu whose 70th birthday comes up on March 29.

The match was organised by the Tinubu Support Group, in collaboration with the Lagos State Government, and it featured two matches.

The ex-international who played the novelty match to celebrate Mr Tinubu, included Austin Okocha, Nwankwo Kanu, Peter Rufai, Victor Agali, Taribo West, Uche Okechukwu, Julius Aghahowa, Dosu Joseph, Ike Shorunmu, and Garba Lawal, among others.

The first half of the match ended goalless, but 10 minutes into the second half, Victor Agali scored the first goal with a brilliant pass from Julius Aghahowa.

Agali went ahead to score the second goal 12 minutes after the first goal, through a header, from a cross by Austin Okocha.

Team Lagos was captained by the Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, while other members of the team included Waidi Akanni, Godwin Okpara, Friday Ekpo, Sanni Doherty, Akeem Ogunlade, Wasiu Ipaye, Taiwo Oloyede, Yusuf Ayinla, and Alhaji Gafar, among others.

Also present at the novelty match were the celebrant, Bola Tinubu, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State; his deputy, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, the Minister of Youth and Sports, Sunday Dare, and the Nigerian Ambassador to Spain, Demola Seriki.