The Senior Special Assistant to President Tinubu on Grassroots Sports Development, Chief Adeyinka Adeboye, has assured that 2025 will be a year of greater achievements for Nigerian sports.
Adeboye, in his New Year message believes that Nigeria will consolidate on its achievements in 2025 and invest more in upcoming and budding talents in the grassroots who will flag Nigeria’s flag in the nearest future at regional, continental and international competitions.
The SSA said despite the mixed fortunes that trailed the sports sector in the outgone year, Nigeria ended on a positive note as Super Eagles and Atalanta of Italy forward, Ademola Lookman, was crowned 2024 CAF Men Player of the Year, Super Falcons goalkeeper, Chiamaka Nnadozie, won the CAF Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year, the Super Falcons, announced as CAF Women’s National Team of the Year and Super Eagles B picked the ticket to African Nations Championship (CHAN) in February this year.
“I wish everyone a Happy and Prosperous New Year 2025 as I also bring a message of hope to every sports-loving Nigeria. I want to thank you for your support in the year 2024 and we want you to give us more in the New Year. The Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu places high premium on sports development.
“It is not a mistake that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu approved an unprecedented budget of N94.9 billion for the sports sector in 2025 which clearly shows a bold step to revitalise the sector.
“I am particularly happy that despite mixed fortunes that trailed the sports sector in 2024, Nigeria ended on a positive note as Super Eagles and Atalanta of Italy forward, Ademola Lookman, was crowned 2024 CAF Men Player of the Year, Super Falcons goalkeeper, Chiamaka Nnadozie, won the CAF Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year, the Super Falcons, announced as CAF Women’s National Team of the Year and Super Eagles B picked the ticket to African Nations Championship (CHAN) in February this year to be co-hosted Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.
And I believe that with the support and interest President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has shown in the sports sector , the sky is not going to be our limit but our starting point and we are going to achieve great successes.”
