The Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu has acknowledged the positive impact of women lately in the Nigerian Sports Sector.
Philip Shaibu who spoke while giving an update on the Betsy Obaseki Women Football Tournament in Benin City noted that women are doing incredibly well in various sporting activities and even better than their male counterparts.
Shaibu says their success at the commonwealth games was a pointer to the fact that the right investment in the education of the girl child and adequate encouragement of women in sports will enhance the sector.
Thereafter the Deputy Governor revealed that the Betsy Obaseki Women Football Tournament billed to hold from September seventh through to the seventeenth of September 2022, will have its draws on August twenty-fourth.
Editor : Ena Agbanoma