By Aturu Bishop
Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria will this weekend take the center stage as the Nigeria Football Legendary Sports Award organized by Success Tiyu Int’l in conjunction with the Kogi State Football Association will honour personalities of note that have made their marks in the Sporting arena.
The ceremony which is scheduled to hold on Saturday, July 24th, 2021 at the Green Minds Hotel Utako Abuja is expected to be graced by sports icons, sports administrators, Ex-football players and friends of the game.
In a chat with Sports journalists in Lokoja on Thursday, the organizer of the award, Abubakar Musa, an ex-footballer, noted that the ceremony would be the first of its kind in the history of sports activities in the country.
According to him, the event will be honouring His Excellencies, Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi, and the Edo state Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu for their youth friendliness and contributions to the growth of sports in the country.
He added that Gov Yahaya Bello has been nominated to be honoured as the “Youth trend setter of the century”.
This he disclosed was due to his youth friendliness and as a fore runner of Nigeria youths in the forth coming 2023 presidential election; knowing quite true that sports is associated with youthfulness.
Musa further added that the Deputy Governor of Edo state will be honoured as the best sporting deputy governor Nigeria 2021.
The event he stressed, will also embrace other awards to those that have distinguished themselves at one international tournament or the other like the 1983 Flying Eagles set that first qualified Nigeria for a FIFA organised tournament.
While calling for partnership from relevant sports stakeholders in the country and the world at large, Musa stressed that the event will commence at 10am.