FCT SPORTS BOSS MOURNS LIZZY ONYEWENWA

The FCT Director of Sports Chief (Mrs) Dilichukwu Onyedinma, has
expressed deep shock over the death of Mrs Lizzy Onyewenwa, a Deputy
director in the Ministry of Youths and Sports.

Mrs Lizzy Onyewenwa, who passed on Thursday, 15th June 2017 was the
former Head of the NFF Women Football Department in the early stages
of the development of Women Football in the country.

According to the FCT Sports Director, who was the former Chairman of
the Nigeria Women Football League and Executive Board member of the
Nigeria Football Federation, the demise of Mrs Onyewenwa came to her as
a big shock considering the fact that they were all together in the
recent meeting of the Nigeria Association Of Women in Sports (NAWIS)
where elections were held for our representatives into the National
Sporting Federations.

Mrs Onyedinma said. “when I first heard the news I could not believe
it. I was confused because when we saw during our Women in Sports
meeting, she did not show any sign of illness, but participated in
all the activities of that day”.

The FCT Sports Boss said Mrs Onyewenwa laid a strong foundation for
the administration of women’s football in Nigeria, especially at that
early stage “her role in the development of the football and sports
in the country can never be forgotten,” she said.

Mrs Lizzy Onyewenwa, was a deputy director in the Department of
Planning, Monitoring and Information (PMI) in the Federal Ministry of
Youth and Sports, before her demise on Thursday at the National
Hospital, Abuja.

The FCT Director of Sports prayed that God should grant her
eternal rest, and also give those she has left behind the fortitude to
bear the loss.