Nigeria’s First Lady, Hajiya Aisha Muhammadu Buhari, has urged Nigerian girls to embrace football as a career.
She made the call while receiving the President of FIFA, Mr. Gianni Infantino, at the State House, Abuja, on Thursday.
Hajiya Aisha said the benefits of football spread across the coaches, officials, and administrators on the one side, and to family members and the society on the other.
She added that with football, there is an opportunity to influence and increase positive attitudes towards gender equality and development.
“I collaborated with the NFF to promote women football in Nigeria and worldwide through the Aisha Buhari Football Tournament, to build on the gains achieved so far and to create additional opportunities for the girl-child.
“I, therefore, call on FIFA, CAF, and NFF to show more support and encouragement to female players both at local and international levels” she said in a statement issued by his spokesman, Aliyu Abdullahi.
