The National President of Authentic Nigeria Football and Allied Sports Supporters Club (ANFASSC), Prince Abayomi Ogunjimi believed the election Fuad Oki as chairman of chairman, Lagos State Football Association would reignite the development of the game in the country’s foremost soccer city.
Abayomi said as much when Oki along with his vice chairman, staunch grassroot football development expert and owner of 36 Lion Football Club, Liameed Olawale Gafar along with others newly elected member of the LSFA, visited his Ogunlana Drive office in a post- election celebration on Wednesday.
“Firstly, I congratulate Mr. Chairman, Mr. Vice Chairman and other board members on behalf of everyone at ANFASSC, it was obvious that the choice of the electorate is in tandem with what football stakeholders want in Lagos, the celebration across board says it all,” he said at the occasion. “I’m quite optimistic that football development is number one in your agenda and I know your emergence will further propel the round leather game in Lagos to an enviable height.”
Ogunjimi further urged the Fuad Oki-led Lagos FA to build on the successes recorded by the previous administration led by former first Vice President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Barrister Seyi Akinwunmi, adding that football development is a continuous process.
He also gave kudos to the immediate past administration for contributing its quota to remodelling football in Lagos.
“I must also commend the Barrister Seyi Akinwunmi led board, the enabling environment paved way for what we have today, and we are proud of their achievement”
He assured the new Lagos FA team of the ANFASSC ‘s unflinching support even as he called for swift collaboration that will continue to put Football in Lagos on the World map, while charging the newly elected football administrators to put up new innovations, and float ideas that will in no small measure add quality to Football in Lagos.
In his remark, the newly elected chairman of Lagos FA, Oki appreciated ANFASSC and advised the supporters club to do more in the area of influencing crowd to domestic match venues in Nigeria.
He said the ANFASSC has what it takes to change the narratives of low turnout at league venues by colourfully attracting spectators, and also marching in large numbers to stadia across the country.