The Nigeria Players Union, led by Chairman Abdul Sule, has officially launched its Cross Culture in Football Initiative in the community of Tapshin, located in Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area of Bauchi State. The event brought joy to the community as over 60 primary and secondary schools benefitted from the outreach program.
A total of 500 official CAF-standard footballs were distributed to schools and local football clubs in Tapshin and its environs, including several clubs in neighboring Bogoro Local Government Area. The items were presented by former Nigerian International and current Super Eagles Coordinator, Mr. Patrick Pascal Tanko (MON, OON), who represented the Union’s Chairman, Abdul Sule.
Speaking at the event, Mr. Patrick Pascal Tanko explained that the Cross Culture in Football Initiative is designed to extend the reach of football to grassroots communities across all 36 states of Nigeria, including the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. He noted, “We decided to kick off the initiative from Tapshin because we discovered that there is an abundance of talent here.”
In his welcome address, the Hakimin Tapshin, Honourable David Mahmoud Godit, expressed gratitude to the Nigeria Players Union for choosing his community as the launch point for the program. “Our children and youths love football. Every primary and secondary school here has its own playing pitch, and they are ready to express themselves on the field with these balls,” he said.
The Cross Culture in Football Initiative is set to become an annual event, aimed at discovering and nurturing young football talents from remote and underserved areas across the nation
