Empowering women in sports | Event
By Guardian Exclusive
24 June 2023 |
1:52 pm
As women's participation continues to move higher up in the ascendancy of Nigerian sports. Only a few can argue it is time for Nigerian sportswomen to get more credits and more recognition from fans and administrators alike.
Driving this conversation was the crux of this year's edition of a ladies and sports conference, pioneered by a former female sports journalist and team.
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