NSC DG commends Nigeria unity tourney
The Director General, National Sports Commission, Gbenga Elegbeleye, has commended the efforts of the Nigerian Unity Football Tournament for their initiative in using football to foster peace across the country. Elegbeleye, who stated this during a recent visit of the National Organising Committee of the body to his office in Abuja, promised that the commission would give the body the needed support to enhance the success of the tournament. [caption id="attachment_401991" align="alignright" width="250"] Gbenga Elegbeleye[/caption] The National Project Director of the Nigerian Unity Football Tournament, Moses Ebahor, informed the DG that the objective of the tournament tagged Football for Youth Peace Project, was to promote peace and unity in the country, using football to unite Nigerians despite tribal and religious differences. He added that they had visited 90 per cent of the states to sensitise them about the tournament and to offer education for a bri...