BY SUNDAY AKINTOYE
President and Coach of Lagos based Club,36 Lion Football Club,Alhaji Liameed Olawale Gafar has dedicated award received from Family United By Sports, FUBS to every Nigerian youth.
Recently, Gafar won FUBS sports personality of The Year award.The award was organised by Family United By Sports, FUBS.
The Lagos based football administrator who doubles as vice chairman of Lagos State Football Association LSFA was among the 24 top sports personalities nominated.
At the final stage, three sports personalities were shortlisted which Gafar got 39 out of 77 votes to win FUBS Sports personality of the year.
Reacting to this award, Gafar told our correspondent that he was happy to win FUBS sports personality Of The Year and dedicated the award to Nigerian youths.
Gafar also thanked those who voted for him to win the award and also appreciated those who did not vote for him saying that the award would spur him to contribute more in the sports industry.
“Those who did not vote for me wanted me to improve in my character which I will do, they wanted me to be a better person which I will be, they wanted me to be more steadfast which I will be.
“It is an honor for 36 Lion that a coach will win such a prestigious award in the midst of Nigeria Sports influential technocrats.I thank my God, The Almighty, The Omnipotent, The Alpha and The Omega, The Most Beneficent, The Most Merciful.
“I shall continue to make those who voted for me very proud.I shall continue to make FUBS,36 Lion,LSFA,LSFCA,IHRC proud. As I said in my vote of thanks that I’m a Coach and I will continue to be a Coach,”he said.
