NFF Deputy Scribe, Ikpeme, Presents Book on Sports Devt. in Nigeria

Dr. Emmanuel Ikpeme, the Deputy General Secretary of the Nigeria Football Federation, is set to publicly present his new book, 'Perspectives on Sports Development in Nigeria: Challenges and Ways Forward.' The presentation is scheduled for Thursday at the MKO Abiola National Stadium in Abuja.

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Over the course of my career as a lecturer and sports administrator at both the state and national levels, I have had the privilege of accumulating a wealth of knowledge and hands-on experience within Nigeria’s sporting landscape. I have distilled these insights and observations into a comprehensive volume titled Perspectives on Sports Development in Nigeria: Challenges and Ways Forward.

Ikpeme, a former university lecturer and experienced administrator, explained that he felt a "compelling responsibility to contribute meaningfully to the discourse on sports development in our nation." He has distilled years of accumulated knowledge and hands-on experience within Nigeria's sporting landscape into this comprehensive volume.

The book delves into eleven different sports across dedicated chapters, with an additional chapter focusing on the critical and increasingly urgent subject of anti-doping in contemporary sports administration. Ikpeme's background includes lecturing at the University of Calabar and serving as Sole Administrator of the Cross River State Sports Council before his appointments at the NFF.

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The book offers an in-depth examination of eleven sports across eleven dedicated chapters, with a twelfth chapter devoted to the critical subject of anti-doping, a topic of growing urgency in contemporary sports administration.

The public presentation is expected to draw prominent political, academic, and sports personalities from across Nigeria. The event will commence at noon in the VIP Lounge of the stadium.

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I felt a compelling responsibility to contribute meaningfully to the discourse on sports development in our nation.