Former Super Eagles striker Obafemi Martins has announced plans to organise a youth football tournament in support of President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election campaign.
Martins disclosed this during an interview with TVC on Thursday, saying the tournament, which he described as the “Renewed Hope Youth Tournament”, would be held in November.
The former Inter Milan and Newcastle United forward said the competition would feature teams representing Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones, with additional teams expected to participate.
“There’s a tournament that I’m doing for His Excellency Bola Ahmed Tinubu that I’m doing for his campaign, the Renewed Hope Youth Tournament, and I’m doing it with geopolitical zones, which is six, and I’m adding two to three more teams with it,” Martins said.
He said the initiative was not only in support of Tinubu but was also aimed at creating opportunities for young Nigerians.
“I’m just happy to do it for the president with all his hard work and all that. And that is not just for the president, it’s for the Nigerians and the Nigerian youth as well; how we can help them,” he said.
Martins also confirmed that he would personally finance the tournament, which is scheduled to take place in November.
“Yes, I’m doing it in November,” he said when asked if he would fund the competition himself.
The “Renewed Hope” slogan was adopted by Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima during their 2023 presidential campaign and has since been used by the administration for various programmes and initiatives.
Political groups supporting Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid have also adopted the slogan in their mobilisation activities.
