Top officials of the Nigeria Football Federation led by the President, Amaju Melvin Pinnick, were at the Agege Stadium, Lagos on Sunday on a first inspection ahead of the grand finale of this year’s AITEO Cup competition.
Pinnick was joined by 1st Vice President, Barr. Seyi Akinwunmi, 2nd Vice President/LMC chairman, Mr. Shehu Dikko, Executive Committee members Sharif Rabiu Inuwa and Aisha Falode, President of the Nigeria Referees Association, Tade Azeez, NFF’s Director of Communications Ademola Olajire and CAF Assistant General Coordinator Samson Adamu.
The inspection team checked out several areas of the facility, nicknamed The Soccer Temple, and which has been slated to host the men’s grand finale of the AITEO Cup competition on Sunday, 15th October 2017.
Akinwunmi, who is also Chairman of the AITEO Cup Organizing Committee, told thenff.com after the inspection: “There are a few things we have to put right but, generally, we have a good facility here.
“From Monday (2nd October), work will begin on the few areas that we must put right and the other make shift facilities that we would have to put up to achieve what we are determined to achieve.”
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