The chairmen will be able to produce the best talents, making Benue State the hub of football in the country
By Austin Angwe, Makurdi
The Benue State Football Association, BSFA, has inaugurated 18 newly elected Local Government Football chairmen with a charge to work assiduously and organize tournaments that will enable the state to get talented players that will put the name of the state on a global map of football.
The chairman of BSFA, Dr. Paul Edeh gave the charge during an interview after the inauguration, Thursday, in Makurdi, explained that the days of depending on already-made footballers are over, insisting that at the moment everyone interested in football in the state’s 23 local government areas would have the opportunity to showcase their talent.
Dr. Edeh urged the newly elected chairmen to organize tournaments that would give equal opportunities to all grassroots players to participate actively in tournaments so that the best can be selected to play for the state.
He expressed optimism that in the next two years, the chairmen will be able to produce the best talents, making Benue State the hub of football in the country.
Former chairman of the State Football Association and first female Speaker of the Benue State House of Assembly, Margaret Icheen, admonished the new chairmen to take bold steps to reinvigorate and revive football activities in the grassroots.
The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Creativity, Dr. Philip Nongu, assured that the ministry would continue to guide, support, and assist the local chairmen to ensure the development of grassroots football in the state is reactivated.