The squad

Our players

Bankers, engineers, academics, analysts and students — united by the game. These are the men who wear the navy blue and black.

Profiles

Senior player profiles

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Olumide Akintokun

Captain

  • Date of birth 27 April
  • Batting Right hand
  • Bowling Right arm medium
  • Club debut 2005
  • International caps 7
  • Occupation Banking

“Olu'tokun” made a relatively late acquaintance with cricket. Having never heard of the game, his first contact came in his second year at the University of Ibadan, after a muscle injury ended his hopes of making the 2002 NUGA swimming team. He fell in love with the game and made the cricket team for the same games, though he did not get a match. That disappointment spurred long hours in the nets. His hard work paid off with selection for the Oyo State team at the 19th National Sports Festival in Abuja in 2004, and an international call-up in 2005 to fly the Green-White-Green for his country.

02

Akintunde Ajayi

Vice-Captain

  • Date of birth 2 July
  • Batting Right hand
  • Bowling Right arm medium
  • Club debut 2005
  • Occupation Academics

He came into contact with the game at the University of Ibadan, encouraged by Odepii, with Dapo Adegoke teaching him the rudiments. An unfortunate facial injury during camping for WAUG slowed his progress; when he recovered, Okon Ukpong rekindled his love for the game. He debuted for IMCC in 2005, gained admission to Obafemi Awolowo University in 2006, and made the OAUCC team for the 2007 NUGA games in Maiduguri, winning bronze. He went on to captain OAUCC at two NUGA games — Nsukka 2009 (bronze again) and Benin 2011.

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Taiwo Balogun

Opening batsman

  • Date of birth 19 December
  • Batting Right hand
  • Bowling Right arm medium
  • Club debut 2005
  • Occupation Project Manager

Introduced to the game in 1994 at a summer coaching clinic at Liberty Stadium organised by Government College Ibadan, he went on to open both the batting and the bowling for the school team, and represented Powell House at inter-house level. He played three editions of the NNPC Cricket Competition and two of the KIGS Competition, and won Best Player of the Year in 1998 from the Sport Writers Association of Government College Ibadan. After a six-year break from the game, he returned to cricket by joining IMCC in 2005.

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Akinbiyi Akinyemi

All-rounder

  • Date of birth 7 September
  • Batting Right hand
  • Bowling Right arm medium
  • Club debut 2005
  • Occupation Telecom Engineer

Started playing in secondary school and was picked for the schools Howzat competition — KIGS 1996 — as a scorer. Biyi went on to play two more years for the school team before leaving Government College Ibadan. He has played the game ever since, and has been with IMCC since the club's inception.

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Tunde Siyanbola

Batsman · tail order

  • Date of birth 20 October
  • Batting Right hand
  • Club debut 2005
  • Occupation Trade Marketing Lead

Learned the game in 1993 at Government College Ibadan, playing for Grier House and a club within the school before being invited into the school team five years later. He represented GCI at two editions of KIGS — the Howzat Foundation quadrangular tournament between King's College Lagos, Igbobi College, Government College Ibadan and St. Gregory's College — and at the annual NNPC tournament. After several years away from the game he joined IMCC and rekindled his passion. Known for his big hitting until he broke his left clavicle in training at the TBS Cricket Oval, Lagos, in late 2018.

Femi Odewumi

Pioneer member · Board

  • Date of birth 1 February
  • Batting Right hand
  • Bowling Right arm
  • Club debut 2005
  • Occupation Digital Analytics Specialist

Learned the game very early in the 1980s and played through secondary school, even though he did not attend a cricket-playing school. He was part of the University of Ibadan cricket team in the early 2000s. “Odepii”, as he is fondly called, is a pioneer member of Ibadan Metropolitan Cricket Club and serves as a board member. He has since moved to the United Kingdom and plays for London Nigerians Cricket Club.

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Gbenga Balale

Wicket keeper

  • Date of birth 10 October
  • Batting Right hand
  • Fielding Wicket keeper
  • Club debut 2017

Wicket keeper, joined the club in 2017.

2026 season

This year's squad

The players wearing the navy blue and black this season. Three of them were named in Nigeria’s 14-man Junior YellowGreens squad for the ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup Africa Qualifier Division 2, played in Rwanda from 9–15 August 2026.

Ihenwokeleme Alex

All-rounder

Ayodele Daniel

All-rounder

Nigeria U19

Orimolade Pelumi

All-rounder

Nigeria U19

Ayeni Precious

Bowler

Nigeria U19

Amusa Kehinde

All-rounder

Amusa Taiwo

Bowler

Komolafe Kayode

All-rounder

Clement Kehinde

Batter

Katibi Mubarak

All-rounder

Oladejo Peter

Bowler

Maxwell Fayemi

All-rounder

Illiromah Theophilus

Bowler

Also in the squad

Club officials and long-serving members

Full profiles for these members are being rebuilt. If you are on this list, send us your details and photo and we will add your profile.

Okon Ukpong

Team Chairman

Akinyemi Akinola

Team Manager

Mayowa Adeyemo

Legal Adviser

Tope Taiwo

Jersey 29

Gbenga Ariyo

Jersey 9

Bode Omiyale

Jersey 6

Niran Omiyale

Player

Femi John

Player

Odunayo Talabi

Top order batsman