A former chairman of Surulere Native Authorities Space in Lagos State, Alhaji Agboola Lukman Dabiri will probably be father of the day on the 2nd Coach Hyacienth Nkwocha Memorial Soccer Carnival scheduled to carry this Sunday at Legacy Pitch of the Nationwide Stadium.
Sports247 gathered that Alhaji Dabiri, who can be a former chairman of Lagos State Sports activities Council and erstwhile commissioner of social growth, will put apart busy duties at his current base in Abuja to make himself out there.
Will probably be a possibility for him to fulfill former coaches, officers and gamers of Neighborhood Motion By means of Sport (CATS), a youth growth mission that was sponsored by The British Council from 2001 to 2009 and he was the pioneer director.
Throughout Dabiri’s time as CATS’ director, Coach Hyacienth was the mission’s pioneer head coach and dealt with coaching twice per week at Union Financial institution Sports activities Complicated, Bode Thomas Avenue, Surulere.
The coach’s efforts have been largely instrumental within the growth of a powerful under-15 boys’ crew for CATS in addition to a feminine squad that finally performed within the Nationwide Beginner Ladies’s League.
Lots of the mission’s female and male merchandise have now come collectively to stage an expanded format of Hycienth Nkwocha Memorial Soccer Carnival that debutted in 2021 at NPA Sports activities Complicated, Bode Thomas Steeet, Surulere.
A press release by CATS’ former administrative officer and crew supervisor, Oscar Ezinwa Emmanuel revealed that Sunday’s line up of actions will start at 12pm with matches amongst varied invited under-15 groups in a gala competitors.
‘TM’ Oscar added that the day’s predominant attraction will probably be an exhibition recreation between CATS All Stars and Surulere Coaches Council, with Dabiri anticipated to take the ceremonial kick-off as chief host of the event.
“Alhaji Dabiri absolutely sponsored the primary version of this carnival, however our former gamers stated they wished to begin footing the payments yearly henceforth.
“Lots of them – each female and male – at the moment are primarily based overseas. They’re those main this enterprise, with assist from those that are nonetheless in Nigeria,” Oscar disclosed.
