By Bamidele Boluwaji:

Following the victory of Nigerian-born British
heavyweight boxer Anthony Oluwafemi Joshua
over Cameroon’s Carlos Takam in Saturday’s
IBF world title fight in Cardiff, Wales, the family
of the Sagamu-born champion have called on
the Ogun State Government to name a street
after their son, Completesportsnigeria.com
reports.

World champion Joshua, before 76,600
spectators in Cardiff, technically knocked out a
resilient Takam in the 10th round of the bout to
retain his title, bringing his career record to 20
victories in 20 fights. Speaking to Completesportsnigeria.com in Sagamu shortly after the fight that was beamed live for the people of the boxer’s hometown by Kwese Pay TV, Joshua’s uncle Mr David Oyedola Joshua said he appreciates the support of every Nigerian but wants more.

“We are all happy with our son’s victory over
Takam, so much has been said about it and we
are glad that it ended in victory for us,”
Oyedola told Completesportsnigeria.com in
Sagamu Saturday night. “We appreciate the support of the Ogun State government but we are making a passionate appeal that they should change the name of the street where our family house is located at Cinema Road to Anthony Joshua Street, so that his name will not be forgotten forever.”

The fight was beamed live at the Sagamu City
Hall by Kwese Pay TV, with over 500 boxing
enthusiasts in attendance to give their support
to Joshua. The spectators also sang in Yoruba from the beginning of the fight to the end in support of Joshua whom many said has brought more fame to the family and the city of Sagamu.
Meanwhile, Oyedola has called on the youths to
emulate the 27-year-old boxer by working hard
and shelve any act of indiscipline.


https://www.completesportsnigeria.com/joshua-family-want-sagamu-street-named-world-boxing-champion/

Better go and tell Rochas okorocha!!! Anthony Joshua is representing Britain and not Nigeria. All because a drunken and clueless governor committed an abomination and nobody in his state did anything doesnt mean every governor should copy him. If his family wants a street named after him,there are many bad roads in shagamu. Let him fixed those roads and even the dead will clamour for Anthony Joshua's name for those streets.

The guy is a Briton. Let them ask Theresa May to name the street in UK