Akinwunmi pledges continuous support for football, youth development

Regardless of failing to safe the highest seat of Nigeria Soccer Federation, former first vice-president of the group Seyi Akinwunmi as promised to proceed his helps for sports activities and youth developments within the nation, Nigeriasoccernet.com gathered.

Akinwunmi got here second behind winner, Ibrahim Gusau, within the NFF elections held in Benin on September 30 however the incumbent chairman of the Lagos State Soccer Affiliation stated he would proceed to assist soccer and assist the youth to develop within the spherical leather-based recreation simply to additional verify his soccer first marketing campaign for the NFF elections.

Talking to The Guardian, Seyi Akinwunmi stated:

“Let me begin by saying the dream epitomised by the ‘Soccer First’ marketing campaign is just not useless.

“I do know the highway for me in soccer has not ended, particularly with the messages I’ve obtained from the soccer fraternity, together with my opponents, that has really been very humbling and in a way fulfilling. Youth improvement is a part of my DNA and I can’t flip my being away from that.

“One good factor that has emerged, particularly after the elections, is that the ‘Soccer First’ Strategic Growth Plan put collectively by my BSA for NFF President Marketing campaign group has emerged together with the 10-year Soccer Masterplan because the blueprint for soccer improvement in Nigeria, going ahead.

“As well as, I stay a significant and related participant in driving this soccer improvement, by hook or by crook.

“I’m very relaxed concerning the final result of the election. To shake the desk, as we’ve achieved regardless of the forces and funding that had been towards us, provides me hope for the way forward for the sport.”