Gwagwalada Football Coaches Reward Stakeholders with Awards

 

The Gwagwalada Football Coaches Council at the weekend held its maiden award night to honor some selected individuals and organizations who have contributed positively to the development of football in the Area Council.

Welcoming the visitors to the event, the Leader of Gwagwalada Football Coaches Council, Barrister Justice Ayodele said the event was imperative considering the impact the various individuals have made in the development of the game at the council. 

He said that the efforts of these individuals have gone a long way to curb various societal vices in the locality. 

He appreciated and implored them not to relent in supporting the youths in attaining their desired heights in the game of football.

Speaking in the same vein, the Chairman of Gwagwalada Football Council, Ibrahim Bako, said the award ceremony came at a very auspicious time, that Gwagwalada needed to appreciate the efforts of the the leaders past. 

He commended the leadership of the Coaches Council for coming up with the idea of rewarding those that have worked tirelessly in putting Gwagwalada in a positive picture of Nigeria Football.

Among the awardees who were present were the Patron of Gwagwalada Football Coaches, Justice Mwanda Balami, who was also the Chairman of the occasion, Barrister Pelumi Olajengbesi, Barrister Ahmed Jalingo, Coach Godwin Bamigboye, Prince Lugard Oyewole, Coach Daniel Oromade who was the first Chairman of FCT Football Coaches, Patrick Ngwaogu who was the first Leader of Gwagwalada Coaches, Thompson Ojukwu, the first Secretary of Gwagwalada Football Coaches Council, Patrick Bassey, the first Gwagwalada player to play up to the national level, and now an U. 15 National team Coach among others.

Special awards were given to Nigeria National League, NNL and Nationwide League One, NLO.

Senator Aduda, Ramotu Tijani, Dino Maleye storm Gwagwalada as football coaches hold award night

The commercial nerve center of the Federal Capital Territory, Gwagwalada will be the center of attraction this weekend as the Gwagwalada Football Coaches hold its maiden edition of Gwagwalada Football Coaches Award and Fund raising ceremony. The event will hold on Friday 3 December at the Yesmin Event Centre, Gwagwalada - Abuja.

Some of the awardees on that day will include Senator representing the Federal Capital Territory, Senator Phillip Aduda, FCT Honourable Minister of State, Hajia Ramotu Tijani, Senator Dino Melaye, former president of the NFF Alhaji Sani Lulu Abdullahi, Justice Mwanda Balami, Chairman, Gwagwalada Area Council Honourable Obama and Alhaji Ahmed Jalingo CEO, Season Seven 

Others include Barrister Pelumi Olajengbesi, Barrister Tunde Bucknor, Chairman FCT Football Association Mukthar Adams, first Leader of the Gwagwalada Football Coaches Council, who incidentally was the immediate past First Vice Chairman of FCT Football Association Mr Patrick Ngwaogu (Odogwu Ndi Abia) among others.

According to the host, and the present Leader of the Gwagwalada Football Council Barrister Justice Ayodele, the program is in recognition of the the efforts made by the various individuals in the development of football in the Area Council and beyond, and also to raise funds in support of the football development programs in the Area Council and awakening the consciousness of the youths of the need to embrace football fully as a way of vocation and career.

Gwagwalada agog as Odogwu U-15 Cup, Aree Cup finals take center stage

Football attention in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT will be shifted to Gwagwalada Area Council this weekend as the finals of the two prestigious grassroots tournaments hold on Saturday 18th November 2021. The matches will be played at UBE Primary School Kutunku, Gwagwalada. 

According to the Chairman of the Gwagwalada Local Football Council, Ibrahim Bako, the Final of the Odogwu U. 15 cup will be played between Sheikhadam FC of Gwagwalada and Diamond Academy Gwagwalada. The match will be by 2pm, while the finals of the Ares Grassroots Cup will be between Ejiwumi FC and Sheikhadam FC by 4pm same day. 

Quoting his words, Bako said "it is going to be a great day for us, as the finals of the two tournaments will be played on the same day. The Odogwu U. 15 tournament is sponsored by the former Sporting Director of Abia Warriors FC and a very prominent football figure here in FCT and we are always proud to say that he is from Gwagwalada. The Ares cup sponsor also happened to be another man who believes in the development of grassroots football, Akeem Aregbe, the Proprietor of Wazobia FC, an NLO 1 team. We are very proud of the two prominent stakeholders for bankrolling the two holiday programs for us". 

The Football Council boss said the third place matches will be played on Friday 17 September at the same venue. Ejiwumi Academy and 2S Academy will slug it out for the U. 15, while 

De Royal Academy and Niima FC will settle score at the Ares cup losers final.