How Customs Reducing Smuggling Activities Through Football In Badagry Communities

By Roland Ekama

 

Fasting rising football club based in Lagos, Badagry United, has described the Nigeria Customs Service, Seme Area Command intervention for the support and encouragement in the game of football as the best means of tackling smuggling activities in the border communities.

 

Mr Danladi Musa, Sporting Director, Badagry United fc who disclosed this in a chat with our correspondent recently, noted that the round leather game has reduced smuggling activities within the border communities due to customs support towards ensuring the sustainability of the club.

 

Musa who also served as an Assistant Secretary General, Communication Nigeria Professional Football Association, said ” Even as a young club, it has a life of his own,it is a limited liability and we have a complete board of directors who are gifting this team to the community.

 

“The likes of CAC Bello Jibo, the Area Controller Nigeria customs service, Seme border and many others.

 

“We appreciate the efforts of  Compt. Bello Jibo who in  his wisdom has taken sports to remove the youths mindset from smuggling activities, creating cordial relationship with host communities ever than before.

 

 

“Jibo has contributed his quota to sports development in the border town as a sport loving person.

 

He pointed out that the grand patron of the club is His Royal Majesty, the Oba Akran of Badagry and  President is Prince Adeyemi Akran have also  been supportive for the club existence.

 

Musa also stated that it has acquired two hectares of land for the sole aim of constructing a stadium .

 

“It would also interest to hear that we have gotten a 2 hectres  of land to build a private stadium”.

 

Badagry United football club was established in August 2021 and its waxing stronger by the day with discovery of many talents and stars.

 

 

The Badagry United is a community ownership club. It is one of the 774 clubs established across Nigeria by the community football foundation (CFF).

 

The mission of the club is to take football to the people and to change football ownership structure narrative, that is  taking football from government and handing it over to the people. So that more talents will be discovered and nurture.