Showing posts with label Women's Football. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Women's Football. Show all posts

Friday, 17 September 2021

Kwara Ladies meet Sports Commission board, call for support


The Kwara State Sports Commission board have reaffirmed their commitment to Female Football development in the state of Harmony during a visit by the management of Kwara Ladies Football Club.

Chairman of the Commission, Bola Mogaji applauded the visit and commended the  Chairman Kwara ladies, M.J Daudu for his doggedness towards the development of female sports.

He explained the rationale behind having a female member on the board of the commission which is to create a level playing ground for all genders while calling on female active participation in sport programmes and appealed for collective effort and collaboration.

In his own remarks, Director General of the commission,  Dr. Steve Olarinoye described M.J Daudu and Nigeria Association of Women In Sports (NAWIS), Kwara Chapter as a crucial element of Sports development in the state.

While reacting, M.J Daudu, congratulated the Bola Mogaji led Commission board for their new mandate towards improving sports system.

He also thanked the Executive Governor of Kwara State, Mallam Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq and his administration for their keen interest in sports.

Daudu thanks the Government of Mallam Abdulraham Abdulrasaq through the ministry and Sports Council for allocating office for  Kwara Ladies in the stadium, he also requested running cost like Kwara United to tackle challenges and noted products of the clubs have represented  Nigeria U-16 team.

The Chairman urged Bola Mogaji led board to support the club to meet the international standards in preparation of the new season.



Nusirat Popoola Yekini
Kwara Ladies Media Officer


Thursday, 26 August 2021

Aisha Buhari tournament coincides with 30th anniversary of women's football in Nigeria - Barrister Seyi Akinwunmi



By Akin Bolarinwa 


The Chairman organising committee of the Aisha Buhari Cup competition, Barrister Seyi Akinwunmi has stated that the Aisha Buhari tournament is to commemorate the 30th year anniversary of the development of women's football in the country. 


www.ckdmedia.ng gathered that the Nigeria Football Federation is using the tournament to celebrate 3 decades of women's football development.


"We deliberated on what to do for women's football at 30 and that also coincide with the project we want to do with the 1st lady".


Barrister Akinwunmi who is the 1st vice president of the NFF declared that massive celebrations will herald the Aisha Buhari cup.


"We have a lot of people behind this project with their own individual strengths pulled together to ensure a better tournament for the nation".


The Lagos state football boss, also affirmed that the Aisha Buhari women football project is to generate discussions concerning women issues around the world.


"The discussion is also centred around the girls child, we want to give them identity, using football as the message carrier".