By Our Correspondent
Birnin Kudu Independent Coaches Association ( BICA), Jigawa state has presented an award of honour to the chairman of Jigawa state Correspondent Chapel, Mal. Muhammad Zangina Kura, Coach of Kano Pillars Football club, Alhaji Abdullahi Maikaba and others for their contribution to soccer development in Nigeria.
Presenting the awards during the 12th annual general meeting and award presentation organized by Birninkudu Independent Coaches Association ( BICA) the chairman of the association Hassan Magaji said, the awardees have immensely contributed their quota towards the growth of sporting activities in Jigawa state and beyond.
Speaking at the occasion, Chairman Correspondent Chapel, Muhammad Zangina Kura called on Local government councils in the state to make a budget line for sports competitions to facilitate the mobilization of young and talented soccer players from the grassroots.
He said, financing sport activities by local government and other private sponsors will help in the development of sport, identifying talented players and give them opportunity to excell in the state, nation and international arena.
Comrade Zangina commended BICA for it’s resilient commitment in organizing soccer competition which sofar unlock many talented youth whom can play and excell in every league around the world if given opportunity and support.
“By what I have seen today I am optimistic that BICA has laid an example of sport organization which if emulated and sustained Jigawa state will soon became a hub for recruiting young soccer who will proud of nation at any league ” Comrade Zangina stated.
Hotpen reports that, during the occasion 11 best players from different clubs were honoured, Coaches and many others with outstanding performance to soccer development in the year 2023.
The organizers also described Abdullahi Maikaba as an icon of football development in Kano, Jigawa state and Nigeria at large.
“Maikaba has been a reliable coach who mentored many players across the country, and we in Jigawa state also enjoyed his treasure of experience in different angles including linking our players with senior teams , training and retraining of our Coaches”.
Also speaking at the occasion, the Kano Pillars Football Club Coach, Alhaji Lawan Maikaba expressed his delighted on the performance of BICA in the development of soccer sports particularly it’s system of identify talented youth who can be transfer to any advance club.
Maikaba who was a former coach of many Nigerian Premier League Clubs promised to link the selected top 11 players of year with other senior clubs within and outside the nation.
He also promised to facilitate training and retraining of BICA members to build their capacity on modern coaching to enable them produce more talented players who can be taken to any part of the world.