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African Sports and Tourism Summit and the Untapped Opportunities

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It was a great pleasure to be in attendance at the African Sports and Tourism Summit over the weekend. The event which had as speakers Barr. Seyi Akinwunmi, NFF 1st Vice President/Chairman Lagos FA, Vinod Kaurani, CEO TrippleBerry, Kayode Tijani, C.E.O SportXclusive and curator of Africa largest Sports library, Tega Onajaife, Advocate for Women in football and Abiola Bakare, Aviation pro. The forum was an avenue for vigorous discussion about what sports and tourism can achieve together and the economy impact it portend for the Nation. Barrister Seyi Akinwunmi who exhibit a deep sense of humor and Administrative prowess elaborate extensively what Sports, if married religiously with Tourism, can generate to Nigeria's GDP. He sighted Russia, the host of just concluded FIFA world cup as example, as it was on record that they generated a tone of $9m from visitors and tourism during the one month football fiesta. The veteran sports administrator said lots of tourists would still be...
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NFF Crises; the immediate Past and the Present..

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Normalcy restored as Amaju Pinnick's board resumes office. In what looks like covert operation the DSS on Monday morning storm the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Glass House to eject Giwa's parallel board from the premises where they had began 'fictitious duties since fortnight ago, basking on untenable and misconstrued court injunctions. While Pinnick led board were dutifully discharging their functions at the just concluded FIFA world cup in Russia as match commissioners, Barr. Giwa was in Jos pursuing a "reinstatement order" at Supreme court. The apex court which has no locus standing to preside over footballing matters rules the case should be re-open at the High court where it was abinitio struck out sighting "lack of merit". However, it is pertinent to know that neither supreme court nor High court has jurisdiction power to mitigate over football matters as stated by FIFA charter that all football related matters must be addressed by Cour...
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