TWO HUMAN TRAFFICKING AMBASSADORS, THREE OTHERS GET ENDORSEMENTS AS ENVOYS OF AFRICAN FREESTYLE FOOTBALL TOURNEY

Feet and Tricks International, organisers of the first ever African Football Freestyle Championship in Africa has named two Human Trafficking Ambassadors, former professional English footballer, John Fashanu and Superstar Actress, King Tonto Dikeh as Brand Ambassadors for the 2018 Championship. Other notable Nigerians named as envoys are Former Nigerian defender and former Head of Lagos State Football Association, Waidi Akanni; former Super Eagles Coach, Samson Siasia, and Superstar actress, Kate Henshaw. All with enviable careers and celebrated globally are undoubtedly a perfect representation of the sporting excellence the brand stands for.

Confirming this, Chairman, Feet ‘n’ Tricks International, Valentine Ozigbo, noted that ” Feet ‘n’ Tricks is on a mission to making Africa the home of freestyle football and providing a new platform for self-expression of skills in order to ultimately exploit the global appeal of the sport. It is hoped that, Ambassadors Fashanu and Dikeh will leverage on this rare opportunity to spread the Anti-Human Trafficking message to the sporting world which is in dire need of the Human Trafficking awareness.

It would be recalled that, during the build up to the 2018 World Cup Tournament, concerns were expressed and the attention of the Sports Ministry drawn over suspicions of shady travel arrangements being conducted by suspected Human Traffickers to lure unsuspecting Nigerians to Russia where they would be exploited.

According to the organisers, the qualifying rounds and Nigerian championship will hold on September 13th -14th, 2018 at the Balmoral Convention Centre, Federal Palace Hotel in Lagos. After the qualifying rounds, the best 16 male and 8 female freestyle athletes in Africa will emerge to battle it out at the grand finale on September 15, 2018 in a keenly contested competition that is expected to produce the first African male and female Freestyle Football Champions.

The appointment is coming at a time when, one of the new dimensions of Human Trafficking is focused on sports. Congratulations to all the appointed envoys, especially the Human Trafficking Ambassadors, John Fashanu and Tonto Dikeh! Please keep the Anti-Human Trafficking flag flying high! Cheers!!!

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