The First Vice President of the Nigeria
Football Federation, Seyi Akinwunmi, on Saturday said that the
development of female football in Nigeria was being hampered by
lesbianism practice.
Akinwunmi said this in Ibadan during a
sports personality programme, Hot Seat, organised by the Oyo State
Chapter of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria.
While suggesting a total overhaul of the
women’s football system in Nigeria, Akinwunmi said many problems were
being overlooked while the game nosedived in the country.
He said, “My passion for female football
is as great as it is for grassroots football. But in reality, there are
lots of problems with developing female football. It costs more and
returns less. There are fewer players and less interest in female
football than male football. But we have no excuse.
“Lesbianism kills teams. People are
afraid to talk about it. The coaches take advantage of the girls, so
there is much more to build in female football. Last year, I think the
most problematic person to the chairman of female league was Seyi
Akinwumi, I launched several attacks just to ensure things worked
accordingly. So, I decided that look, if it’s so difficult for you, let
us show you how it’s done.”
Akinwunmi said in Lagos, the second half
of the year would be dedicated to female football, adding that it would
involve mentorship programme.
“I took a historical look at countries
and teams which have had success in this category, they started the way
we also started, and it was difficult for them in the beginning as well
because there were no sponsors and other problems,” he said.
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