Babalola Oluwatomiwa
Social Member
The second edition of the Seyi Akinwunmi Charity Mini-Tournament will take place at the Campos Square, Lagos on Sunday, 27th December 2015.
The event was confirmed on Friday by the 1st Vice President of Nigeria Football Federation, which its first edition was held last year, will start at noon on Sunday.
Akinwunmi said that the program was conceived to give back to the society is an all round charity event organized by the Seyi Akinwunmi Charity Foundation.
Its main objectives include rehabilitation of ailing ex-international footballers, Courage Education Foundation (CEF) – a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the empowerment of the Nigerian child through the provision of quality education available to all Nigerian children irrespective of sex, faith or ethnicity, as well as Consolidation of The Future Stars Project – a grassroots football development program targeted at kids (mainly under 13 years of age) and hinged on the binary factors of sporting and academic excellence.
As happened last year, several youth teams in different categories (male and female) have signed up to showcase their skills at this year’s event, with NFF President Amaju Pinnick and Seyi Akinwunmi himself set to display in the veterans’ game that rounds off the program. NFF
The event was confirmed on Friday by the 1st Vice President of Nigeria Football Federation, which its first edition was held last year, will start at noon on Sunday.
Akinwunmi said that the program was conceived to give back to the society is an all round charity event organized by the Seyi Akinwunmi Charity Foundation.
Its main objectives include rehabilitation of ailing ex-international footballers, Courage Education Foundation (CEF) – a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the empowerment of the Nigerian child through the provision of quality education available to all Nigerian children irrespective of sex, faith or ethnicity, as well as Consolidation of The Future Stars Project – a grassroots football development program targeted at kids (mainly under 13 years of age) and hinged on the binary factors of sporting and academic excellence.
As happened last year, several youth teams in different categories (male and female) have signed up to showcase their skills at this year’s event, with NFF President Amaju Pinnick and Seyi Akinwunmi himself set to display in the veterans’ game that rounds off the program. NFF