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The Nigerian American Football Association unveils her league qualifiers tournament

The Nigerian Secondary School flag Football league qualifiers games kick started on the 22nd of November 2021.
The qualifiers consists of 40 secondary Schools in Lagos with Diary Farm Field Agege hosting day one of the qualifiers.

This was made known to the media during the press conference for the tournament at the New Hall College, New Chevvy Estate by the president of the Association Mr Babajide Akeredolu.
“This week marks an epoch making period of the Nigerian American football Association.
NAFA was established to harness and unleash the best of American football into the Nigerian Economy. Our believe in the sport to drive a collaborative culture, create new opportunities for work and scholarships for Nigerian youths, promote healthy living, commercial opportunities and Foster a society in dire need of strategy , structure and passion can not be understated”.

He further explained that the aim is to make the sports popular in Nigeria and most importantly represent Nigeria by Kick starting a professional American football league that will consist of American football teams all over Africa, divided into 4 regional conferences.

The tournament parades 19 male teams and 21 female teams. Matches will be played across 4 centers in lagos namely Diary farms Field Agege, Green Spring Field, Elegbata stadium and LASU Field.

The last round of matches will be played on the 26th at the LaASU Field, Lagos.

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Oluchi Tobe-Chukwu

Oluchi Tobe-Chukwu popularly known as tobex is the Vice chairman of Sports writers Association of Nigeria , lagos Chapter. She Is also the Media Spokesperson of the Super Falcons of Nigeria. She is an award winning women's football writer. Tobex is also an ex footballer that was privileged to play in the first NFF organised women's league in 1990 as a player of Hamza Queens. Her last club as an active footballer was Ibom Angels as She paved way to further her education years ago. She is a Federal Government scholar , with a degree in Mass communication, a second degree in Public Relations and Advertising (Communication Studies). She is a Wife and Mother.

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