Garba Tafida given Green and White Champion award in France, for impact.
Garba Tafida has been honoured with Green and White Champion award in France, for fruitful impact.
Organizers of the Nigeria-France Sports Awards and Gala have crowned football enthusiast, Garba Murtalar Tafida with the “Green and White Champion” award on Monday evening in Paris, France.
The award is in recognition of his impact and contributions to the development of football in Nigeria, Africa and the world at large.
Recall that Tafida was the visionair and the sole financier of the popular “Let’s Do It Again” slogan the Super Eagles of Nigeria took to the 2023 AFCON championship where Nigeria finished second behind host country, Cote D’Ivoire.
Speaking after he was presented his award, the gentle and soft spoken Tafida thanked the organizers for honoring him, and extended his heartfelt appreciation to everyone involved, saying they remain instrumental to the successes he has achieved, journeying through the sports world all through the years.
Green and White Champion award in France for Tafida.
“I am honored to receive this award and would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to everyone involved. Your encouragement has been instrumental in my success” he said.
The ceremony attracted a host of football dignitaries from across the globe, as active sports men and women to top sports administrators were on ground to grace the occasion.
This year’s edition of the Nigeria-France Sports Awards and Gala is the second successful episode which was put together by Nigeria’s foremost sports journalist, Babatunde Ojora (OJB Sports).
