Dr ‘Tunde is a seasoned sports practitioner, enthusiast, facilitator and technician who has a huge passion for sports and its development in Africa, and by extension, Nigeria.
Serving at various times in different roles in the development of African sports, especially football over the years, he has crossed barriers of growth in Nigerian sports serving as adviser to past sports ministers, on the board of Nigerian Academicals Sports Committee, and as Chief Scout of the Nigeria national football team (the Super Eagles).
He has, to his credit, the tag of having the ability to bring in football players of dual nationality to commit to play for Nigeria, many of whom are still in the national team setup till this day, and is also the Founder of the movement known as Africa Sport in Diaspora (ASiD), bringing in athletes of African origin to align with their African roots.
Our Chairman has big dreams for sport in Nigeria and is determined to bring positive change to the Nigerian sport ecosystem. “My desire is to see that we do not allow young Nigerian talent slip through our fingers anymore. It hurts when we watch Olympic Games and other events, and see Nigerian names attaining podium finishes in the name of other countries. While we can not force them all to compete in the green-and-white uniform, our desire is to provide them with the option, and assurance of an enabling environment for them to compete in success, if they make the choice to wear the Nigerian flag”.