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Vice Presidents at Portuguese giants Benfica Football Club, Manuel Debrito and Jose Gandarez have praised the laudable ideas of Nigeria’s Sports Minister, Sunday Dare, who is in Portugal alongside President Muhammadu Buhari, as part of deliberate efforts to continually develop sports in the country.
Dare was given an official tour of Benfica’s facilities, including the enormous 65,000 capacity Estádio da Luz home ground of the club.
Sunday Dare and Benfica Vice Presidents had a number of brainstorming sessions and shared their thoughts on football development in the country and club football structure.
Speaking thereafter, Vice President, Manuel Debrito lauded Dare’s drive and ideas while alluding that his administrative acumen will help Nigerian sports grow.
Debrito said, “Nigeria is blessed to have Dare as its Sports Minister. His ideas about sports administration are lofty and charming. He is in touch with modern trends in sports development and we appreciate him for honouring us with his presence.”
Dare was also presented the official jersey of the 37-time Portuguese champions as he appreciated their warmth.
“I want to appreciate this club that stands as a global sporting institution. Your 65,000-capacity stadium is one of Europe’s top football grounds. We are working hard to make it even better in Nigeria. Just as this club has a thriving youth system that has generated over 1 Billion Euros in the last decade, Nigeria is also unrelenting in grassroots sports development and we would borrow a leaf, where needed,” Dare said.
Nigeria’s Minister of Youth and Sports Development arrived Portugal earlier in the week alongside President, Muhammadu Buhari to seal multiple Memoranda of Understanding in the area of Sports, as well as Youth development between Nigeria and Portugal.
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Federal Ministry of Youth & Sports Development, Nigeria.
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