Ace Sports writer Abayomi Ademetan popularly known as FutbalGalore has teamed up with Alhaji Gafar Liameed’s 36 Lion in a very short ceremony held at the club’s secretariat in Lagos.
Alhaji Gafar is a well-known grassroots developer as his team has nurtured so many players from the grassroots to the top of the world footballing map.
Top on the list are Junior Ajayi (Smouha), Moses Usor, Peter Olayinka and Yira Sor (Slava Prague), these are players that have excelled in Egypt and Europe respectively.
Speaking shortly after the unveiling, FutbalGalore as Mr Ademetan is widely known disclosed that the opportunity to learn plus the love for young players drew him closer to Hajji Gafar.
“I feel proud and very honoured to have been identified with a man that has made men out of young boys,”
“He is one man I called father as he we all know him, he is a promoter of grassroots football.
“We have enough talents in the rural areas and we will need more people in the mould of Hajji Gafar to fish them out.”
“The first agenda for me in peace is to use my role in the media to promote Hajji Gafar and the workings around 36 Lion but first we need to see that Hajji Gafar becomes a board member of the Nigerian Football Federation tomorrow,” He concluded,
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