A former board member of the Nigeria Football Federation, Alhaja Ayo Omidiran, has revealed her excitement over the award given to her by the organizers of the annual Sportsville awards.
The proprietor of Omidiran Babes, alongside other top dignitaries, was recently awarded for their performance in the area of sports in the country.
The former House of Rep member was presented the Recognition Award in recognition of her contribution to Women’s football development in the country.
Omidiran, who had in attendance her husband and other well-wishers said the reward for good work is always additional work and she is ready to continue her investment in girl-child.
“I am overwhelmed by the award and it is obviously another call to service for me,” she said.
“I cant say we have done enough for football but we are going to continue working to make it better especially helping the young girls who pick interest in football to grow.
“The organisers should take the praise and I can assure them, I won’t relent or stop what I am doing. I want to use this opportunity to thank all the people involved in the award and also my political party APC and group, Women for Swaga, thank u all.”
The chairperson of the Women for Swaga, Hon. Omobolanle Akinyemi-Obe, while talking to our correspondent, said the award did not come as a surprise because Alhaja Omidiran has shown overtime her love for people.
She added: “Valentine came early for us and as you can, we all dressed in white and red colour just to celebrate our mother.”
The award which took place on February 13, 2022 was the second of its kind from Sportsville international.