Aisha Buhari tags Women’s Football Tournament ‘Playing for Good’

The Office of the First Lady of Nigeria has approved ‘Playing for Good’ as the theme for the highly anticipated Aisha Buhari Invitational Women’s Football Tournament to be hosted by Lagos from 13th to 21st September, 2021.

Chairman of the Local Organizing Committee for the tournament, Seyi Akinwunmi, who made this known on Friday, said that the theme resonated with the vision and mission of the organizing committee to use the tournament to uphold the honour of the name and Office of Her Excellency, highlight the good causes of the Aisha Buhari Foundation and build and sustain positive narratives about the City of Lagos and Nigeria at large.

“Now that we have the theme, our media and marketing teams should work overtime to drive the message home to every Nigerian and to inspire the confidence and actual buy-in of the political and business environments in the Aisha Buhari Invitational Tournament.

“The principal objectives of this tournament include hosting a very successful tournament that reflects in totality the decency, decorum and excellence for which Her Excellency is known and respected globally, and also to promote and project the beauty, splendour of Lagos and the Nigeria nation,” Akinwunmi said.

Earlier, the Office of the First Lady and Members of the Local Organizing Committee met to synchronize the vision and mission for the tournament, known as the Aisha Buhari Cup.

At a meeting in the State House, Abuja, the two teams also deliberated and harmonized strategies, methods, measures and means to achieve the short-term and long-term objectives of the tournament, and also on how to deliver a hitch-free showpiece.

The First Lady’s team was led by Chief of Staff to the First Lady and SSA to the President on Administration and Women Affairs in the Office of the First Lady, Dr Rukayyatu Abdulkareem Turin; Technical Assistant to the Presidential Economic Advisory Council, Dr Mohammed Kamal, as well as other top officials of the Presidency.

The Local Organising Committee team, led by its chairman, Seyi Akinwunmi, comprised Ms Aisha Falode (Director of Organization), Mrs Amina Daura (Deputy Director of Organization), Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau (Member), Hon. Ayo Omidiran (Member), Dr Wole Aboderin and Dr Sa’idu Suleiman (who both represent the Office of the First Lady on the LOC), Miss Kemi Areola (Member) and Mr Taye Ige (Marketing Consultant).

The General Secretary of the NFF, Dr Mohammed Sanusi, was also present.