Ladipo credits wife for ‘Thunder’ Balogun’s success

The President-General, Nigeria Football Supporters Club, Dr. Rafiu Ladipo, says the roles played by the wife of Nigeria’s football icon, Mulikat Balogun, in making her husband, Teslimi ‘Thunder’ Balogun, one of the greatest of Nigeria’s football greats, remains unforgettable.

Ladipo stated this in Lagos on Friday as the family celebrates the 26th year memorial of the demise of their mother, Mulikat Balogun, on Saturday (today).

He noted that Mulikat was directly and indirectly responsible for the great contributions her husband made to the future of Nigerian football.

“Whenever Alhaja Mulikat was at the stadium to watch and support her husband play competitive football games, you are sure of a superlative performance by Teslim ‘Thunder’ Balogun. This made supporters look out for her in the stadium before kick off, with the hope their team was out to get great results. This was the scenario, until his retirement from active football. This was the case in both local and international games,” Ladipo stated.