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The Federation (FA) Cup, a Nigerian domestic football tournament, with teams drawn from the 36 states and the FCT, has been renamed ‘The President Federation Cup’.
The renaming took place on Friday at a ceremony attended by the organisers and stakeholders at the Westhood Hotel Ikoyi, Lagos.
The tournament, which began in 1945 as the Challenge Cup and was later renamed the Federation Cup, will henceforth be known as `The President Federation Cup.
The GTI Asset Management, strategic partners to the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, and the Nigeria Professional Football League, NPFL, in partnership with the Ministry of Sports Development jointly renamed the Federation Cup, FA.
Sports Development Minister, Senator John Owan-Enoh, applauded GTI Asset Management for taking on the responsibility of the cup.
He also urged stakeholders to focus on restoring the glory of the tournament.
Furthermore, the minister urged the private sector stakeholders to borrow a leaf from GTI and adopt a sport to enhance all-round development in sports.
Similarly, NFF’s President, Ibrahim Gusau, lauded the GTI group for daring to do the important with Nigeria football.
The Permanent Secretary, of the Ministry of Sports Development, Atinuke Watti, also appealed to stakeholders to focus more on goal-driven collaboration to develop sports at the grassroots.
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