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Aisha Falode
Occupation(s)Journalist, sports

Aisha Falode is a sports journalist in Nigeria. She is also the President of Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL).[1][2]

Afterwards when Raymond Dokpesi was planning his own broadcasting station now known as the African Independent Television (AIT) that she became involved. This later led her to acquire a graduate degree in Mass Communications. Prior this she also worked briefly with NITEL (Nigerian Telecommunication Limited) and again with the Graduate Telephone Operators Scheme of the then NITEL.[3][4][5]

Her success story as a sports journalist stems form her involvement in both sports and radio broadcasting.[6]

In January 2017, she was inaugurated by Nigeria Football Federation as the head of Nigeria Women Football League, the body that organizes Aiteo Cup and Nigeria Women Premier League.[7]

References

  1. ^ "NWFL board mourns death of Nasarawa Amazons chairman". Premium Times Nigeria. 2019-03-04. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
  2. ^ Newspapers, BluePrint (2019-03-31). "Lagos agog for AITEO/NFF event, FIFA Scribe set to pick award". Blueprint. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
  3. ^ BellaNaija.com (2014-05-04). "Aisha Falode seeks Justice for her 19 Year Son Toba who died in Dubai". BellaNaija. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
  4. ^ "I love Jean trousers and T-shirts - Falode". Vanguard News. 2012-03-15. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
  5. ^ "Asia is fast becoming dominant in football - Aisha Falode". The Nation Nigeria. 2017-03-17. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-02-15. Retrieved 2014-08-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ "Aisha Falode inaugurated board chair of Nigeria Women Football League". Premium Times. Retrieved 2017-10-05.