NFF Deputy Scribe Ikpeme Launches Book on Sports Development in Nigeria

The Deputy General Secretary of the Nigeria Football Federation, Dr Emmanuel Ikpeme, MON, will publicly unveil a new book on sports development in Nigeria on Thursday. The book, titled Perspectives on Sports Development in Nigeria: Challenges and Ways Forward, was written by Ikpeme, a former university lecturer and seasoned administrator, who said he felt a “compelling responsibility to contribute meaningfully to the discourse on sports development in our nation.”

He added, “Over the course of my career as a lecturer and sports administrator at both the state and national levels, I have had the privilege of accumulating a wealth of knowledge and hands‑on experience within Nigeria’s sporting landscape. I have distilled these insights and observations into a comprehensive volume titled Perspectives on Sports Development in Nigeria: Challenges and Ways Forward.”

“The book offers an in‑depth examination of eleven sports across eleven dedicated chapters, with a twelfth chapter devoted to the critical subject of anti‑doping, a topic of growing urgency in contemporary sports administration,” he continued.

Ikpeme, an erudite academic, lectured at the University of Calabar for several years before serving as Sole Administrator of the Cross River State Sports Council. He was appointed deputy secretary general (technical) of the NFF in 2007 and became the Deputy General Secretary in March 2015.

The public presentation will take place at the VIP Lounge of the MKO Abiola National Stadium in Abuja on Thursday, 18 June 2026, beginning at noon. The event will be attended by prominent political, academic and sports personalities from across Nigeria.