President’s Federation Cup: Four Governors, Gbajabiamila, Entertainment icons for Grace Finale

The final of the Nigeria National Cup on Saturday in Lagos will bring together the Crème de la Crème of the political, football and entertainment industries of the Nation, with four executive states already confirmed that attend.

The Babajide Governor Sanwo-Oolu de Lagos will arrive at Mobolaji Johnson Arena in company with Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of the state of Kwara, Governor Abdullahi Sule of the state of Nasarawa and the only administrator of the state of Rivers, Vice President Ibok-Ekwe Ibas.

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Chief of Cabinet of the President of the Federal Republic, Rt. Excmo FEMI GBAJABIAMILA, Mr. Seyi Tinubu, SSA of Mr. President in Sports Development of Bassroots, Mr. Anthony Adeyinka Adeboye and a series of music and film stars will also decorate the great final. Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau, president of NFF and president of Wafu B, will lead the members of the NFF Committee and Executive Management, while Alhaji Abubakar Lawal will lead the GTI team.

Prominent members of the State Cabinet of Lagos and the Sports Commission of the State of Lagos and the Football Association of the State of Lagos are also expected. The president of WAFU, Chief Jonathan Oguference and the oldest football writer of Nigeria, Pa according to Adenuge, confirmed his assistance.

The Football Association of the State of Lagos has completed the plans to honor PA Biliaminu Thanni, the largest living winner of the Nigeria National Cup.

The Mobolaji Johnson Arena was the host of the first edition of the Final of the Nigeria Cup, in his first incarnation as King George V Stadium, in 1945. It was the only place until he returned to write as a stadium in the city of Lagos in 1963.

He continued to organize until 1972, when the final between Blessed Insurance of Benin and Mighty Jets of Jos had to be reproduced after a 2-2 draw, thanks to the heroic of Sam Garba Okoye. The repetition was taken to the Liberty Stadium, Ibadan.

The grand final this year will see the headlines of the Rivers of Port Harcourt Cup in Nasarawa Amazons of Lafia in the final of the women that begins at 1 PM, while the male final, between Abakaliki FC and Kwara United, will start at 4pm

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