Our first feature in our newly introduced report on grassroot sports is going to be on football.
A correspondent stumbled upon a game on Monday in that little town, a 5 aside football game played every Monday in the evening and it's tagged "Inter vs Liverpool".
With little over 200 fans in attendance to watched the game which is spiced up with music as the game goes on, to keep the fans entertained as the game goes on.
The information gathered shown that it was the first game of the season as each season starts after the end of European season, all FIFA rules applied during games, also learnt that transfers are made just like it's done in every football league around the world.
It was also learnt that the little town Iwaya is located in Yaba LCDA, and the football pitch is popularly called "Abete football field" .
The football pitch has produced more national team goalkeepers than anywhere else in Nigeria, one of the elder spoke to Babatunde Hakeem listed out Alloy Agu and Dosu Joseph as two significant goalkeepers that were discovered from same pitch he went on to list players like olalekan Gabriel, Mutiu Adegoke, John Dosu, Patrick Ogunsote has those that were also discovered from same Abete football field.
Our investigation further revealed that at one time in the past MFM FC used same football field as training ground, it was during that time Julius Emiloju and Oladejo Oluwafemi were also discovered by coach Fidelis Iluchukwu.
Another goalkeeper making wave presently from the same football field is last season Ikorodu United number one goalkeeper Baba Tunde.
It's certain nothing can be taking away from the little town of Iwaya in Yaba LCDA as a breeding ground for raw talents in football in all department on the pitch.