Falode Pledges Top-notched Organisation for Aisha Buhari Tournament

The Director of Organisation of Aisha Buhari Invitational WomenȂs Football Tournament, Aisha Falode, has assured of the determination and preparedness of the commiĴee to deliver a well-organised football showpiece beęĴing the personality of the First Lady, Aisha Buhari.

AfricaȂs powerhouses in women football - Cameroon, Ghana, South Africa and hosts, Nigeria - including ali and

orocco who are some of the emerging forces in the game, have conęrmed their participation in the maiden invitational football festival aimed at uplifting the course of girl-child in the continent.

Apart from football, there will be activities to sensitise Africans on the beneęts of sports to global development.

The event will also address issues aěecting women in developing countries with direct reference to the place of the girl-child in the society, a well known core advocacy identięable with the sponsor of the event, rs. Buhari.

Falode, who is the chairperson of the Nigeria Women Football League ǻNWFLǼ, said the tournament aligns with the core values of the First Lady pet project ȁFuture AssuredȂ a NonGovernmental Organisation ǻNGOǼ that advocates for the wellbeing of women, children and adolescents in Nigeria.

“The core values we preach in the domestic league sit preĴy well with the courses of the Aisha Buhari Invitational WomenȂs Tournament. We always strive for the best in terms of organisation and that is what we will go all out to recreate in the upcoming football ęesta.

“Her pet project ‘Future AssuredȂ has been in the forefront advocating for the wellbeing of women, children and adolescents through health, education, economic empowerment and sports.

“The choice of AfricaȂs powerhouses in the womenȂs game as participants is a testimony that only the best is good enough in a football event associated with rs. Buhari.

“The tournament is a brain child of NFF president, CAF e¡ecutive and FIFA Council member, Amaju Pinnick and everything must be done right to make sure the event lived up to his status as a diehard supporter of the women game and passionate advocate for the empowerment of the girl-child. We are leaving no stone unturned to ensure the football showpiece becomes a reference point on how similar event would be organised in future.