Federations Election Dey Hold For Abuja

Stakeholders for Nigerian sports dey gather today for MKO Abiola Stadium, Abuja, to elect executive board members wey go run dia various sports associations for next four years. Di elections go start with zonal and affiliate body polls as preliminaries to select candidates wey go waka enter national elections. According to NSC guidelines, di whole process dey aim to uphold transparency, accountability, and good governance for all Nigerian sports federations, and di Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) go dey as independent observer to make sure say everything clear and credible. All federations dey expected to elect dia leaders today, except Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) wey don hold earlier this year and Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) wey go vote next year.

Victor Ochei, well-known philanthropist and grassroots sports supporter, don join race for Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF) presidential seat after di former president, Ifedayo Akindoju, die on October 3, 2025. Ochei, former Delta State House of Assembly Speaker and ex-Executive Director of NIMASA, don support tennis and other sports for years, including sponsoring International Wheelchair Basketball Championship and Nigerian teams for international competitions like Rio 2016 Olympic qualifiers. E yan say e dey answer calls from sports stakeholders because e love tennis and wan contribute to the growth of di game for Nigeria. Ochei don dey attend global tennis grand slams as Audemars Piguet Ambassador and sponsor Davnotch National Tennis Open for past five years, plus Onicha-Olona Unity Soccer Tournament and Delta Force football club. NSC official talk say plenty people dey scheme for di NTF presidency, but voters don already sabi wetin dem want, and Victor Ochei dey well-positioned as passionate, result-oriented tennis lover wey don devote plenty years to develop di sport for Nigeria.