Akinwunmi charity tourney holds in Lagos

The third edition of the Seyi Akinwunmi Charity Mini-Tournament will hold at the Campos Square, Lagos on Thursday, December 29, 2016. Barr. Akinwunmi is the 1st Vice President of Nigeria Football Federation.

Conceived as a special project to give back to the society, by an individual who is much in love with the young ones, the Seyi Akinwunmi Charity Mini- Tournament is the eponymous charity event organized by the Seyi Akinwunmi Charity Foundation.

Its objectives include rehabilitation of ailing ex-international footballers. Embedded therein also is a 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.

At the second edition last year, Majority Leader in the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila was among the dignitaries, with NFF President Amaju Pinnick, NFF 2nd Vice President Shehu Dikko, NFF Board Member Sunday Dele-Ajayi, Chairman of the Lagos State Sports Commission Deji Tinubu, and LMC CEO Hon. Nduka Irabor also present.

Also at last year’s edition, Akinwunmi, who captained the Igbobi College Old Boys Association and Friends in the veterans’ game against Amaju Pinnick –led All-Stars.

NFF President Amaju Pinnick played the entire duration of the veterans’ game and scored a stunner for the opening goal in his team’s 3-2 win.

Also last year, there were matches by teams in the U-13 category as curtain-raiser, while the final of the Mini-Tournament itself, between Team MTN and 36 Lion Investment, ended 2-1 in favour of Team MTN.