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Nigerian Churches Are Fighting Soccer-Fueled Gambling Addictions
By Julie Smyth at Christianity Today
· June 25, 2026
· 1 min read
After Victor Adedeji’s father died from injuries sustained in a car accident in 2011, Adedeji, then 14 years old, spent seven months living at his grandmother’s home in Ilesa, a remote town in Osun state, southwest Nigeria. In the mornings, Adedeji woke up to the smell of the fish his grandmother ha
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Category: missions ·
Published: June 25, 2026 ·
Source: Christianity Today ·
Reading time: 1 min
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What is this story about? After Victor Adedeji’s father died from injuries sustained in a car accident in 2011, Adedeji, then 14 years old, spent seven months living at his grandmother’s home in Ilesa, a remote town in Osun state, southwest Nigeria. In the mornings, Adedeji woke up to the smell of the fish his grandmother ha
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