Olabisi Joseph Returns as NSSF President

Olabisi Joseph has been returned for a second term in office as the President of the Nigeria School Sport Federation (NSSF).

Joseph, who is the first female President of NSSF was unanimously re-elected by the delegates from 27 states and FCT Abuja at the 2024 Annual General Assembly of the federation held on Tuesday January 30 at the Gymnasium Complex of the National Institute of Sports (NIS) in Lagos.

At the well-attended assembly, the delegates described the first term of Joseph as the full return of NSSF to the international scene while Nigeria took part in several International School Sports Federation (ISF) events in France, Mexico, Morocco among others.

In her acceptance speech, Joseph thanked the delegates for their trust and confidence in her executive while pledging to work harder to make NSSF a rallying point for talent discovery in sports.

In her acceptance speech, Joseph promised to continue to work harder with the new executives to change the story of school sports that would eventually rub off on the fortunes of sports in Nigeria.

Other executives elected at the assembly include Dickson Monday Tinism (VP 1); Emmanuel Ebong (VP 2); Ifeoma Onuchukwu (VP 3); Aminu Fada (VP 4); Dr Oba Funsho Usman (Secretary General); Adagbo Godwin Abari (Treasurer); Fawolu Robertson Olajide (Financial Secretary); Aka Ikechukwu (Assistant Secretary); Hassan Dauda (Auditor 1), David Bot Danbuyi (Auditor 2) and Sagiru Sani Dandano (PRO).