Oladipupo "Ladi" Babalola (born 4 August 1968) is a retired

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n international footballer. He has three caps for Nigerian U-20 national team from

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played in

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Playing career

Babalola started his coaching career at

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youth teams and

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. During his first season with Js Hercules he led the team to gain a promotion to

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, Finnish third division and in his second season his team finished on 6th place and thus secured a place in the third division also for next season. He also represented Mohammedan SC of

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in the Dhaka Premier Division League.

Coaching career

Ladi holds a

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certified coaching license. In 2012 Babalola was appointed as a head coach of Bangladesh-based professional team

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. In 2014–15, Babalola was appointed as the head coach of Bangladesh-based professional team

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and remained with them until 2015–16.

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* * FIFA U-20 World Cup squads 1987
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Living people 1969 births Nigerian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Men's association football midfielders Nigeria men's under-20 international footballers Nigeria men's youth international footballers Nigerian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate football managers in Bangladesh Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Bangladesh Mohammedan SC (Dhaka) players Bangladesh Premier League (football) managers Brothers Union managers Nigerian football managers Expatriate men's footballers in Finland Expatriate men's footballers in Bangladesh Footballers from Lagos JS Hercules players JS Hercules managers 20th-century Nigerian sportsmen Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Finland {{Nigeria-footy-defender-stub