Nigeria Flag National Team Set to Make History in Egypt
Oru LeonardÂ
The Nigerian American Football Association (NAFA), has unveiled its competition apparel to the National Sports Commission (NSC), ahead of the inaugural IFAF Africa Flag Football continental Games in Egypt. The tournament is scheduled to take place on June 20-21, 2025.
Nigeria will field three teams in the competition: the main team, a female team, and an U13 team.
NAFA President Babajide Akeredolu unveiled the team’s jerseys to NSC Director General Hon Bukola Olopade, emphasizing the significance of the tournament and the team’s readiness to make history in Egypt.
Nigeria will compete against traditional sporting countries like Morocco, Tunisia, South Africa, Senegal, Ghana, Uganda, and host country Egypt.
NSC Director General, Hon Bukola Olopade charged the team to do the country proud and return with flying colors, expressing excitement about the potential synergy between NAFA and Showtimes to create a robust league across the country.
“On this trip to Egypt I wish you guys well and I am more encouraged that you guys are very confident that our women team will win Gold. I am also very fascinated that you are taking U13 to this tournament.It’s inline with the Commission’s renewed hope vision to also start building for the future”.
“I must also thank you and your team for the kind of aggressive publicity and glamour you are creating around flag football in Nigeria and I believe there is a realistic possibility of a synergy being created that will glue NAFA and Showtimes together in order to have a robust league round the country.If this can eventually happen and you guys come together, this Sport will take Nigeria by storm, I have no doubt”, he stated.
President and founder of NAFA, Babajide Akeredolu explained the significance of the tournament and the readiness of the Nigerian team to make history in Egypt.
“We are quite optimistic and we believe that with the support and activities of many leagues in Nigeria like the Abuja Flag football league, the showtime, the Community flag football league and the Ogun flag football league, we have a lot of players that can give us a formidable National team”, he concluded.
The IFAF Africa Flag Football continental Games aim to promote flag football across the continent and provide a pathway to qualification for the IFAF Flag Football World Championships. This tournament marks a significant milestone in the journey towards flag football’s Olympic debut at the Los Angeles 2028 Games.
