The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Chief Sunday Dare; the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) President, Mr. Pinnick Amaju; and former Green Eagles captain, Chief Segun Odegbami; and others will be charting a new course for Nigerian football business at the Football Stakeholders` Forum.
The event slated for Friday, 26 March, 2021 will be at the Ilaji Hotels and Sports Resort, Oloyo Village, Akanran, Ibadan, Oyo state.
According to a statement by the Director of Grassroots Sports Development in the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development, Dr. Ademola Are, the event which will be attended by football stakeholders is to deliberate on how to leverage on the untapped business opportunities in Nigerian Football.
While the Minister would declare the event opened with a keynote adress, Amaju will speak on ‘The business opportunities in football and administrative management.
Chief Segun Odegbami will speak on Managing Football Administration in the 21st Century: Creating an Efficient Structure.
Former Director General of the National Sports Commission, Dr. Patrick Ekeji will lend his wealth of experience by speaking on Creating a Development Pathway for Nigerian Youth through Sports.
Other speakers include: Ms. Aisha Falode, who will focus on Role of Sports in empowering the Girl Child; brands expert, Femi Adeagbo is to speak on Creating Football Brands and Managing the Success, while the Vice Chairman of Osun United Football Club, Vincent Akinbami will be speaking on Running an Efficient Football League in Nigeria.