By Harry Awurumibe, Editor Abuja Bureau
The leading aspirant in the forthcoming Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) presidential election, Dr. Christian Emeruwa has received a huge backing from his professional constituency, Nigeria Association for Physical, Health Education, Recreation, Sports and Dance (NAPHER-SD), ahead of the September 30 election billed for Benin City, Edo state capital.
The Secretary General of NAPHER-SD, Dr. Franz Atare in a letter sent to Dr. Emeruwa on Monday extolled his virtues adding that as a thorough breed, the Association has no option to support his candidature for the post of NFF.
The letter read in parts: “Dear Dr. Chris,
GOODWILL MESSAGE FROM THE NAPHER.SD
On behalf of the Executive Committee and Members of the Nigeria Association of Physical, Health Education, Recreation Sports and Dance (NAPHER.SD), I wish to extend our sincere greetings and felicitations to you on your ambition to become the 44th President of the Nigeria Football Federation.
As a thorough breed Sports Administrator both in Training and Practice that is committed to the advancement of football development in Africa and more specifically Nigeria, we want to use this medium to pledge our support for your ambition as the first member of the Association to venture into that office after Late Brigadier-Gen. Dominic Oneya. We are deeply convinced that you will turn the fortune of football in Nigeria if elected, and to this, we stake our commitment.
We enjoined you as a true sportsman and committed member of the Association to approach the election scheduled for 30th September 2022 with the spirit of fair play and not ‘do or die’.
To this end, we wish you success in this election and all your future endeavors.
Once again, please accept our esteemed expression of felicitations”.
