The chairman of Nigeria’s Nationwide Sports activities Fee (NSC), Mallam Shehu Dikko has given a reassurance that the rustic has what it takes to host high-profile world occasions.
Sports247 studies that Dikko served the recent verdict in furtherance of Nigeria’s preparation to host this 12 months’s Basic Meeting and annual awards of the Confederation of African Soccer (CAF).
The NSC’s boss additionally reaffirmed the Federal Govt’s pastime to make sure a a hit webhosting of the forty eighth Bizarre Basic Meeting in Abuja and 2026 CAF Awards in Lagos, pronouncing Nigeria is able to ship memorable studies for all delegates at each occasions.
He gave the reassurance right through a courtesy talk over with paid to his place of work by way of a CAF inspection group, which is assessing amenities in Abuja forward of the Congress, following an previous excursion of amenities in Lagos in addition to interactions with related stakeholders.
Dikko famous that each impending occasions are alternatives for Nigeria to showcase its organisational capability, therefore President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s approval of the ventures after being briefed by way of CAF’s management on the Africa Ahead Summit in Nairobi, Kenya 5 months in the past.
“His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR and the federal government of our nation are very, very dedicated to webhosting bespoke occasions that can underscore the capability of our folks in organisation and control of high-profile occasions.
“We will be able to paintings in combination as one group to ensure this is dropped at the most efficient that it may well be,” Dikko mentioned, whilst describing Lagos as Nigeria’s industrial hub, with a historical past of up to now webhosting primary world sports activities and cultural occasions.
Sports247 studies additional that Dikko additionally enthused that collaborations some of the Federal Govt, Nigeria Soccer Federation (NFF), NSC, government in Lagos State, FCT’s management and CAF will be certain a hit occasions that will toughen Nigeria’s dedication to construction of the sport in Africa.