Sports

FAME Foundation Boss Vows to Drive Youth Opportunities Through Sports

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1 year ago

August 20, 2025

…Applauds Sports Progress Under NSC

Joel Ajayi

Executive Director of the Female Advocacy Mentoring Empowerment (FAME) Foundation, Arabinrin Aderonke Atoyebi, has reaffirmed her commitment to using sports as a powerful tool to create opportunities and drive positive change among Nigerian youths.

Speaking on Tuesday at the Nest Resource Centre in Abuja, where she was Guest of Honour at an event organized by the National Youth Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Dayo Israel, Atoyebi pledged that FAME Foundation will continue to champion sport-for-development initiatives across the country.

“At FAME, we are intentional about using sports to empower young people, to create opportunities, and to drive positive change across Nigeria. Sport is not just play — it is impact, it is community, it is hope,” she declared.

She emphasized that her over 20 years of experience as a sports writer, administrator, and now advocate, has deepened her conviction that sports remain one of the strongest instruments for unity and transformation.

“Sport is more than competition; it is a vehicle for social change. On the field, no one cares about your background, religion, or tribe. What matters is teamwork, passion, and the goal. We all fly the same flag — and that is unity in its purest form,” she added.

Atoyebi also applauded the progress being recorded in Nigeria’s sports sector under the leadership of Malam Shehu Dikko and Chief Bukola Olopade at the National Sports Commission (NSC).

She urged Nigerians to support ongoing reforms in the sector, noting that with the right leadership, sports can continue to unify the nation and position it for global recognition.

“Sport unifies, builds friendships, bridges divides, and sustains relationships. Nigerians should take a step back and give technocrats the benefit of the doubt. With the right people in charge, delivery is assured — it has been done before, and it can be done again,” she concluded.

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AACT 2026: 31 Days to Africa’s Big Sporting Gathering in Abuja

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17 hours ago

October 2, 2026

The Gleamer

Joel Ajayi

The countdown to the 2026 All Africa Challenge Trophy (AACT) has officially entered the final month, with just 31 days to go before Africa’s leading women’s team golf championship tees off at the IBB International Golf & Country Club in Abuja.

In a statement signed by the AACT 2026Director of Communication Kayode Adeniyi on Friday in Abuja.

Under the theme “Africa Is Coming to Abuja,” the countdown campaign will spotlight the championship, the participating nations, the players, the host venue and the growing development of women’s golf across the continent.

The 2026 AACT, scheduled for November 2–7, will bring together women’s golfing talent from across Africa for six days of continental competition in Nigeria’s capital.

As preparations continue at the IBB International Golf & Country Club, attention is increasingly turning to Abuja, where the championship will provide a platform for African golfers to compete while also showcasing Nigeria’s hospitality and the country’s growing profile as a destination for major sporting events.

The countdown will feature daily stories, interviews, player and country profiles, tournament facts, behind-the-scenes updates and features on the host venue as the championship draws closer.

The campaign will also highlight the role of the Ladies Golf Association of Nigeria (LGAN), the Local Organising Committee and other stakeholders in preparing for the continental championship.

With just 31 days remaining, anticipation is building across the African golfing community as Abuja prepares to welcome the continent’s leading women golfers.

Africa is coming to Abuja.

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