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 Lagos FA Appoints CEOs For State League, Also U15, U17 Leagues

The board of Lagos State Football Association led by Hajji Gafar Olawale Liameed, have recently announced the appointment of Wale Joseph, a veteran sports journalist and former Lagos FA board member as the Chief Executive Officer of the State Football League.

The board also appointed experienced football administrator, Dele Gbajumo, as the Chief Executive Officer of the State Under-15 and Under-17 football leagues.

Speaking at the LSFA Secretariat during the meeting with the State Divisional FAs and the State Football League Clubs, the Vice-Chairman of LSFA, Dotun Coker, said the board is determined to develop the game from the grassroots, hence the engagement of the two astute football administrators.

He stated that the State League, as a matter of urgency needed to be restructured, rebranded and repackaged to attract sponsorship.

Speaking further, he disclosed that the league board has been mandated to set up an Elite State League, that will not only be competitive, but also attractive to sponsors and partners, adding that this will raise the standard of the league and the game in the state.

Coker advised that an attractive league with awards and monetary rewards for the players and clubs at the elite league, should be the focus of the league board.

Coker also revealed that the Under 15 and 17 leagues are one of the priorities of the board hence the appointment of Dele Gbajumo, a former Chairman of Ikeja Divisional FA.

He noted that the FA, has a very good scouting system for the under 13s and under 15s, even as he added that further development of the young footballers is very paramount to the State FA, hence the needs to have a well packaged and properly structured league.

Wale Joseph, will be assisted by the duo of Musbau Oseni and Adeleke Ibiyemi, while Dele Gbajumo, will be assisted by Victor Akinmoyo and Bello Ishola.