Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has celebrated the victory of Ademola Lookman and Chiamaka Nnadozie, at last night’s Confederation of African Football (CAF) Awards.
Naija News reported that the Atlanta Striker, Ademola Lookman, clinched CAF’s African Footballer of the Year 2024, while Paris FC Goalkeeper, Chiamaka Nnadozie, clinched for the second time in a row CAF’s Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year 2024.
In his congratulatory message, Obi said Lookman and Nnadozie brought honour to the country through their individual awards.
He also congratulated Nigeria’s Super Falcon for emerging as CAF’s Women’s National Team of the Year 2024.
“Nigeria was again the starlight in Continental soccer as our own Super Eagles forward, Ademola Lookman, was crowned the African Footballer of the Year 2024, while Super Falcon’s goalkeeper, Chiamaka Nnadozie, is again crowned the Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year 2024 at the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Awards. And to crown it all, the female national team, the Super Falcons, won the continent’s Women’s National Team of the Year at the same awards.
“I sincerely congratulate our very dear sportsmen and women who, through these awards, have written their names in gold and brought honor to our nation. Thank you for your hard work, efforts, skills, and excellence which brought you thus far,” Obi said.
The former governor of Anambra State further called for investment in sports to serve as a means of employment for the youths of the country.
He emphasized that the country can tackle most of its challenges if opportunities are created for the youths in the sports sector.
“Sports has not only been a strong unifying factor for us in Nigeria but has proven to be a means of job creation for our talented youths. Moments of victory like this remind us of what we can accomplish as a nation in the area of sports if we invest more in the sector.
“For a youthful population like ours, sports remains a very important sector and we must give it the adequate attention it deserves,” he stated.
