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We Will Do Our Best, Kurfi Balele Tells NFF
By Joel Ajayi
One of the foremost Football Administrators and the newly appointed Chairman of the Nigeria Football Federation NFF, Task force for the Nigeria’s age grade national teams, Aminu Balele Kurfi has assured all Nigerian that the task force will do their best to ensure better preparations, outing for the U23, U20 and U17 teams respectively.
He gave this assurance when NFF president Ibrahim Gusua inaugurated the committee on Thursday in Abuja as he sought for the support of all Nigerians especially the media to succeed.
The Chairman of the Task Force, Balele admitted that the task ahead is huge but believed that it is achievable with support from Nigerians.
According to him, we need maximum support from everyone for our national teams to succeed. It is not going to be easy but we can do it with the support of Nigerians and the media.
“The assignment given to us is huge. To prepare the national teams for successful tournaments is not an easy task. The reason is that the U23 will be in action when the league is not on but that will not be a problem as we will do everything in making sure that all the teams do well.
“We will work with Executive Committee members and the Technical Committee of the NFF as well as the Media for successful preparations of all the age-grade National Teams.”
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Vipers VC celebrate captain Esther Mbah on birthday
Cyril Ogar
Vipers Volleyball Club have felicitated with their captain, Esther Mbah on the occasion of her birthday.
In a statement signed by the Vipers VC Team Manager, Suraj Abiodun Jabar; the club described Mbah as a leader who has consistently demonstrated excellence both on and off the court.
The statement also praised the Nigerian international for her valuable contributions to the club.
The statement mentioned her role in guiding Vipers to a second-place finish at the 2026 CAVB Zone 3 Club Championship in Ghana.
It read: “The management of Vipers Volleyball Club wants to celebrate Esther Mbah on the occasion of her birthday.
“She has been an asset to Vipers since joining the club, demonstrating outstanding commitment, dedication and leadership.
“Her contributions to the growth and success of the team have been invaluable.
“We appreciate her efforts, professionalism and the positive influence she continues to have on her teammates. We wish her more successful years ahead, good health and greater achievements.”
The club concluded its birthday message by wishing the experienced player continued success as she leads the team towards achieving more honours.
Beyond her achievements at club level, Mbah won a bronze medal for Nigeria at the 2024 African Games in Ghana, further establishing herself as one of the country’s accomplished volleyball players.
She has also secured qualification for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games, adding another milestone to her growing career.
In their separate messages, board members of Nigeria Volleyball Federation, James Datuhun and Chinedu Onikeku (OLY) as well as Coordinator of Vipers VC, Samuel Onikeku wished the Nigeria international a glamorous birthday.
They hailed Esther Mbah for exhibiting a high level of leadership trait since joining the team.
The stakeholders prayed for good health and ultimately success as she prepares for the Beach Volleyball event at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics.
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