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Head
of Women’s Football Unit of the Nigeria Football Federation, Ruth David, is
among a select group of upcoming women football administrators in the universe
invited by FIFA to attend this weekend’s opening ceremony of the UEFA Women
European Championship in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
World
football ruling body, FIFA, has called up graduates of two editions of its
Female Leadership Development Programme, to be joined by graduates of four
editions of the UEFA version of the course for the special event.
David
was part of the 35 women football administrators worldwide selected for the
FIFA Female Leadership Development Programme, and attended modules at the Home
of FIFA, Zurich, Switzerland last year.
The
FLDP is part of FIFA’s portfolio of women’s football development programmes for
the period 2015-2018. Launched in 2015 to ensure that there are female role
models and women at decision –making levels in football, the FLDP aims to
identify, support and develop strong female leaders in sport, while advocating
for women to access senior decision –making positions globally.
“This
will be a great opportunity to not just expand your knowledge and network, but
support FIFA in building the legacy of the leadership programme. The event will
also offer a great platform to showcase some of the success stories, and
facilitate your possibilities to cooperate with representatives from other
Member Associations,” Arijana Demirovic, Coordinator of Women’s Football
Development in FIFA’s Women’s Football Division, wrote about this weekend’s
event in Amsterdam.
At
the first seminar held by David in Abuja last year, FIFA’s Head of Professional
Football, Mr. James Johnson delivered a paper on ‘The Concept of FIFA Female
Leadership Development Programme,’ while David herself spoke on ‘Reasons for
the FIFA Female Leadership Development Programme’. Professor (Mrs) Funke
Suleiman, of the Department of Physical and Health Education, Ahmadu Bello
University, Zaria spoke on ‘Education As a Tool For Enhancing the Career of
Female Football Players in Nigeria,’ while Chief (Mrs) Dilichukwu Onyedinma, a
former Member of the NFF Executive Committee and currently Director of Sports,
Federal Capital Territory, delivered a paper on ‘Education for Character
Moulding Among Female Football Players in Nigeria.’
At
the second seminar, former NFF Board Member and now ranking Member of the House
of Representatives, Hon. Ayo Omidiran and Director of Federations and Elite
Athletes department of the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports, Mrs Hauwa
Kulu-Akinyemi were among those who delivered papers.
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