Nigeria: Our Interest in Oshoala's Foundation, By Tinubu

18 November 2017

The Special Adviser to Governor Akinwunmi Ambode on Sports, Mr. Deji Tinubu has revealed that the Lagos State government is backing Super Falcons' Asisat Oshoala's Foundation because of her desire to develop grassroots football among female students in the state.

Tinubu, who said the government acknowledged how Oshoala established her career from the grassroots and rose to become a celebrity, added that establishing a foundation to help the girl child is a testimony that she meant well for the society that made her what she is today.

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