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Sunday Dare Identifies How Aisha Buhari Cup Will Boost Female Football Development

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The Minister of Youth and sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare has assured that the maiden edition of the Aisha Buhari Female Football Championship will boost female football development in Nigeria,  Africa and globally.

The Minister made this assertion in his office in Abuja   on Tuesday when he received in audience the Local Organising committee  of the Aisha Buhari Cup competition “Let me commend the wonderful  work that has been  done so far by the organizing committee  towards  having  a successful  event. I knew that you started with little or no funds, but seeing how much you have done means you are miracle  workers. I read a lot about  what you have done  when I was at the Olympics. I’m not surprised because the theme of the competition “Playing for Good” is in synch with the vision of the Aisha Buhari  Foundation which encourages the girl child to excel”

The Minister assured that all necessary support will be given to  make the competition  a huge success. ” When Amaju told me of the  plans to stage the competition, the first question  I asked him was if he had enough  time and he said yes and I promised to lend my support. I’m glad that  the event is now a reality. The competition  will excite, inspire and unite people. Whatever will unite people has the full support of the Federal Ministry of Youth and sports Development. So my support is total especially since it has to do with female football. FIFA is unapologetic  about female football  Development. The competition is going to attract more women to take to female football. So it would  be nice to see alot of collateral like jerseys, caps, ball pens, keyholders and other souvenirs  printed so that further interest can be generated. I hereby  pledge  my support and will also get others  to support. I know the Lagos  State Governor  is already doing  alot, but I intend to speak with  him to see what more can be done to make the event a success.”

In his remarks, Chairman  of the committee  Barrister  Seyi Akinwumi  thanked the Minister  for  his  support  by getting the  PTF to grant permission  to have the event staged in Nigeria.

He said the importance of the competition is underscored by the interest shown by the 6 top female football playing nations of Ghana, Morocco, Cameroon, South Africa, Mali, host Nigeria and Cote d’ivoire.

He appealed to the Minister to assist in accelerating the issuance of entry visas to the teams.

The competition will take place in two venues of Agege Stadium and the new refurbished Mobolaji Johnson Sports Arena, Onikan from September 13th-21st, 2021.

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