Seyi Akinwunmi
Former Vice President of Nigeria Football Federation
Assumed office
2014
Former Chairman of Lagos State Football Association
In office
2011–2014

Seyi Akinwunmi is a former first Vice President of the Nigeria Football Federation.[1][2] He was appointed Vice President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) in 2014, re-elected in 2018 but lost in the election to become the NFF president in 2021. [3][4] He is Chairman of the Lagos State Football Association.[5][6][7] In 2012, he served on the adhoc committee for restructuring the Nigeria National League.[8]

Controversy

Lesbian Speech

On 13 June 2016, during an interview by news agencies, allegedly blamed lesbianism in the non-advancement of women in sports in Nigeria.[9] In his statement "Lesbianism kills teams. People are afraid to talk about it. The coaches take advantage of the girls, so there is much more to build in female football. Last year, I think the most problematic person to the chairman of female league was Seyi Akinwunmi, I launched several attacks just to ensure things worked accordingly. So, I decided that look, if it’s so difficult for you, let us show you how it’s done."[10][11][12]

References

  1. ↑ "Future Eagles end tour of Morocco with 1-1 draw". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2017-08-18. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
  2. ↑ Correspondent. "Nigeria U15 hold Morocco in Rabat friendly | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
  3. ↑ adekunle (2018-09-20). "Breaking: Seyi Akinwunmi re-elected as NFF VP". Vanguard News. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
  4. ↑ "'Second NFF/AITEO Football Awards will be a lot different'". guardian.ng. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
  5. ↑ "Lagos Announced As First African City To Host Social Media Week". Nigeria Business News. 2012-11-12. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
  6. ↑ "Fashola Donates, Hands Over Giant Silver Trophy For NFF Cup". www.tundefashola.com. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
  7. ↑ "What Is Soccerex?". newafricanmagazine.com. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
  8. ↑ "History – Nigeria National League". Retrieved 2019-04-07.
  9. ↑ "Nigerian Soccer Official Blames 'Lesbianism' For Decline of Women's Team". NBC News. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
  10. ↑ "Sexuality and Football: Leave policy out of the game and let the players play". Ventures Africa. 2016-06-13. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
  11. ↑ "Nigeria football sponsors 'fear lesbians'". 2016-06-14. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
  12. ↑ EDT, Conor Gaffey On 6/14/16 at 12:12 PM (2016-06-14). ""Lesbianism kills teams." Nigerian official sparks women's football row". Newsweek. Retrieved 2019-04-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)


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