Onome Ebi partners NFF, LSFA for women football development

Super Falcons Captain, Onome Ebi, is scheduled to work with the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and the Lagos State Football Association (LSFA) to promote women football at the grassroots level.

The African Nations Cup champion will be one of the star guests that will grace the finals of the association’s upcoming women football competition.

In her crusade for women football among young people, the former FC Minsk defender on Tuesday paid a visit to NFF second Vice President and Lagos State FA Chairman, Mr Seyi Akinwunmi. Koye Sowemimo, Head of Sports at Temple Management, her management team, accompanied her.

An erroneous publication had suggested that Onome was neglected by the NFF to nurse a hand fracture sustained during the finals of the African Women’s Cup of Nation, which held in Cameroun last year. The report had quoted an unnamed source.

Speaking on behalf of her Ebi, Koye Sowemimo clarified that the NFF has been responsible for the surgery and treatment of the football star at the National Hospital, Abuja. “Ebi is focused on fully recovering from her fracture and she is doing very well so far. She is back in training and in the gym too.

“The NFF never abandoned her while she was undergoing treatment. The association footed her bills and kept monitoring her recovery. Onome is not distracted by such reports and is now focusing on doing what she loves to do best,” Sowemimo explained.

Meanwhile, Ebi will commence a road tour around major secondary and primary schools in Lagos, where she will be expected to give pep talks and motivate female students interested in the football.

Among the schools she is expected to visit is her Alma Mata, Awodi Ora Secondary School Ajegunle. Others are British International School (BIS), Queens College, Yaba, Dowen College, Lekki and Holychild College, Ikoyi.