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Six of the continental’s best women football playing nations including South Africa, Cameroun, Mali, Morocco, and Ghana will converge on Nigeria for the Aisha Buhari Invitational Tournament to be held in September.
According to the organisers of the competition, First Lady Aisha Buhari, has endorsed the championship, which is one of the programmes aimed at uplifting the girl-child on the continent.
Already, South, Ghana, Cameroun, Mali and Morocco have signified their intention to participate in the competition, which will attract many of the biggest international football figures to Nigeria.
“It will be a festival of women football with some of the biggest names in world soccer expected to be in Nigeria to witness the matches and also participate in some of the events lined up alongside the games,” hinted Chairperson, Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) Aisha Falode.
“Friends of the first lady are also expected to be at the event to support her throughout the tournament. Apart from the football on the pitch, there will be other activations to sensitise Africans on the benefits of sports to national development. It will also address issues affecting women in developing countries with direct reference to the place of the girl/child in our society.
Credit: thenationonlineng.net
