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NFF partners UBEC for African Schools Football Championship

The Nigeria Football Federation and the Universal Basic Education Commission have agreed to a meaningful and fruitful collaboration that will see Nigeria challenging strongly for honours in the annual African Schools Football Championship and also compel sporting infrastructure renewal in Nigeria’s pre-tertiary educational institutions.

During a courtesy call on the Executive Secretary of UBEC, Dr. Hamid Bobboyi on Monday, President of NFF Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau explained that the annual competition can spur infrastructural upgrades in Nigeria’s primary and secondary schools, lead to the discovery of talents even beyond the imaginable and assure Nigeria’s football future.

“The African Schools Football Championship is for U13 and U15 pupils and is organised by CAF. There are so many benefits for the winning school, with a prize money of $1million that will be used to provide football infrastructure for that school.

“I see no reason why our schools should not compete strongly, as triumph for one school in the country will have a multiplier effect on other schools,” Gusau said.

On his part, UBEC Executive Secretary, Dr. Bobboyi, praised the leadership of the NFF for the visit, and pledged the full co-operation of UBEC to the project.

He said “Infrastructural deficit is a big challenge in our primary and junior secondary schools, and this project will definitely help to speed up our own efforts to restore the good old days of standard facilities and equipment in our schools.

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