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Olusola Adebayo
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Nigeria Sports Commission Chairman , Mallam Sheu Dikko has promised to unite the various groups of sports supporters club in the country, Sports247 reports.
The chief sports administrator in the land, Sheu Dikko posited uniting the various will be done in a way that all interest will be taken care of as it is better to a united strong fans support base.
” I want us to have one supporters club in this country. If you stay together as a broom it is more difficult to break. We will try to unite all the groups. We will do that without putting anyone under the bus, ” said Dikko during the visit of one Abayomi Ogunjimi the president of Authentic Nigerian Football and Allied Sports Supporters Club, one of the numerous supporters clubs in the country.
Dikko speaks further on the advantages of a unified supporter club for the country, which can be beneficial to mobilising fans’ involvement in merchandising beyond just supporting the team or players through dancing, drumming and singing.
“The fans should not just support. They should not just be supporting the players. They should put both their hearts and pockets into the game. By this I mean they should support the game and still put their hands in their pocket. They have to buy the replica jerseys and everything that is available to support the sport and the clubs”, he concluded.
Nigeria Supporters Club used to be the toast of all corners at international competitions,performing in uniformity and well coordinated support base under the leadership of Dr Rafiu Ladipo.
But the unified support base was divided by power tussle which resulted in the emergence of many groups who now attended competitions in different shades of colours, singing different tunes, supporting one team.
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The chief sports administrator in the land, Sheu Dikko posited uniting the various will be done in a way that all interest will be taken care of as it is better to a united strong fans support base.
” I want us to have one supporters club in this country. If you stay together as a broom it is more difficult to break. We will try to unite all the groups. We will do that without putting anyone under the bus, ” said Dikko during the visit of one Abayomi Ogunjimi the president of Authentic Nigerian Football and Allied Sports Supporters Club, one of the numerous supporters clubs in the country.
Dikko speaks further on the advantages of a unified supporter club for the country, which can be beneficial to mobilising fans’ involvement in merchandising beyond just supporting the team or players through dancing, drumming and singing.
“The fans should not just support. They should not just be supporting the players. They should put both their hearts and pockets into the game. By this I mean they should support the game and still put their hands in their pocket. They have to buy the replica jerseys and everything that is available to support the sport and the clubs”, he concluded.
Nigeria Supporters Club used to be the toast of all corners at international competitions,performing in uniformity and well coordinated support base under the leadership of Dr Rafiu Ladipo.
But the unified support base was divided by power tussle which resulted in the emergence of many groups who now attended competitions in different shades of colours, singing different tunes, supporting one team.
The post Dikko Vows To Unite Supporters Club appeared first on Sports247 Nigeria.