Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of youth and Sports Development in Kebbi State Alhaji Shuaibu Aliero has declared that the city of Birnin-Kebbi is ready to host the 2022 Nigeria Beach Soccer League Super 4 Finals which kick off tomorrow at the Race Course in Birnin-Kebbi.
He said this at press briefing earlier today that the government of the day has put so much key interest in the game of Beach Soccer to see it growing places since the game was introduced as far back 2015 to the people of Kebbi state.
” I want to first of all thank the Government of Governor Atiku Bagudu for keying into the vision of beach soccer which today has gone a long way as one major facet that promote our darling state to the world, I will also want to appreciate our son Mr Mahmud Hadejia who today is the President of Africa Beach Soccer Union (ABSU) and National Coordinator of the NBSL for pushing the dream of beach soccer to us through the thick and thin, he didn’t relent and that why we are here today hosting the NBSL Super 4 Finals in Kebbi”.
Alh. Aleiro when asked about what government is doing to make sure that Kebbi State has a proper beach soccer pitch, maintained that for the dream to come through, it takes the Government to add it to the budget of the state.
” I was in Kaduna for the Super 4 Finals last year and I saw the way the government carved out a place to create the pitch for Beach Soccer, it’s doable for the government and looking that we have the best team in Africa in our state but you know that it must be added to the budget of the government before the ministry can then be assigned to create it”.
He therefore called on the people of Kebbi to come out in their numbers to see the best of the game that will be played during the 3 days NBSL Super 4 Finals to make it a memorable finals.
“The beach soccer tournament when it comes to Kebbi is like a festival and I want to use this medium to encourage everyone including the press men here to pass the message of Beach Soccer to the everyone in the nun and crannies of Kebbi for us to have a final that will be remember in a long time”.
Other dignitaries who was present at the press conference are National Coordinator of the Nigeria Beach Soccer League Mr Mahmud Hadejia, Special Adviser on Media to the Governor of Kebbi State on Alhaji Yahaya Seriki, FIFA Beach Soccer Instructor Mr Sunday Orkai and many more.
