United Nation moves to protect players as NWFL kicks off today

The United Nations (UN) programme to protect young girls
from the dangers of the society is one of the innovations in this
year’s Nigerian Women Football League (NWFL), which kicks off in
seven centres across the country today.

Recently, the NWFL leadership signed a partnership with UN Women
on #Safehome Campaign to ensure the protection of NWFL players in
all the centres and their camps throughout the season.

To that effect, UN Women Country Representative, Ms Comfort
Lamptey, and her team will be at the Lafia Township Stadium to
watch the week one-star match involving Nasarawa United and FC Robo
of Lagos.

According to NWFL Chairperson, Aisha Falode, “the partnership is
one of the innovations we have introduced into the system to ensure
that our girls are safe.

“Every girl has the right to protect her body and make
independent choices. Our girls are no longer vulnerable because now
we have a programme that protects them and allows them to play
their game to the best of their ability.

“These, aside from many other things, would enable the team
players, the coaches and the referees give their best in the game
and would invariably up the standard of the opening game of the
season.”

She added that officials from the United Nations would be
available to speak to the girls on safety issues and choices open
to them.

“The recently launched UN Women Gender Equality Campaign is in
line with our work here at the NWFL.

“Our vision to evolve the NWFL into a global league brand is
nothing short of gender equality and women empowerment. We believe
that a viable and financially sufficient Nigerian Women league
brand of international repute will have socially, financially
empowered thousands of women directly and millions more
indirectly.”

Also, speaking on the partnership, Joyce Lamptey, said her
organisation “will explore concrete partnership entry points
between the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and UN Women to
advance issues pertaining to women’s rights and gender equality in
football and sports, and also to harness the influence of
footballers to address prevention of violence against women and
girls.”

Expected at the opening game of the season between Nasarawa
Amazons and FC Robo of Lagos are Sports Minister, Sunday Dare, and
his Women Affairs counterpart, Mrs Pauline Tallen, as well as NFF
board members and top executives.

The star match in Lafia, as well as the game between Edo Queens
and Royal Queens, which will hold at the newly reconstructed Samuel
Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin, will be played under floodlight.

In other matchday one matches, Bayelsa Queens will host Sunshine
Queens, Confluence Queens against Rivers Angels, and Delta Queens
versus Dreamstar Ladies.

Also billed for today are Abia Angels against Pelican Stars and
Ibom Angels versus Osun Babes.

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