Handball Federation President, Samuel Ocheho, has recommended the credibility and integrity of the organisers of the annual Sportsville Recognition Awards, describing it as ‘unbelievable.’
Ocheho is likely one of the directors nominated for the sports activities federation class of the distinguished awards.
The venue of the occasion slated for Friday March 1st, 2024is the EKO CLUB, Bode Thomas, Surulere, with many high dignitaries on the playing cards to grace the event.
The handball boss mentioned he was conscious of the Sportsville Awards and over time, the standing of the organisers has been an enormous standout level.
“Folks speak in regards to the integrity of the organizing physique and the group itself, Sporsville, with Frank Ilaboya and different guys. I commend all of them. I’ve been within the sports activities scene for a very long time and I work together with my different colleagues, all of them have enormous respect for Frank and different members of the crew.
“And so it was straightforward for me to simply accept the nomination and I will probably be on the occasion stay by the grace of God.”
Ocheho expressed delight about his nomination which he mentioned would push him to work more durable for the expansion of handball within the nation.
“This can be a problem to me. Whereas many people imagine nobody is seeing what we’re doing in different sports activities besides soccer, this nomination is an enormous enhance for me to do rather more for the sport,” he mentioned.
Earlier than Ocheho turned the HFN President in 2017, the sport was lifeless in Nigeria. There was no viable league and developmental programmes to find gamers. The nationwide groups had been nowhere as they missed competitions for a few years.
As we speak, handball is again with sponsors working with the federation as age grade and senior nationwide groups are alive once more whereas the league in each female and male cadres are again.
Former Abia State Governor, Orji Uzor Kalu, Otunba Segun Runsewe, Chief Solomon Ogba and Hon Gbenga Elegbeleye are a number of the nominees anticipated to be honoured on March 1stat EKO CLUB below the chairmanship of Chief Segun Odegbami.
