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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