President of the Nigeria School Sport Federation, Mrs Olabisi Joseph, has been elected <a href="https://absafricatv.com/africa-becomes-continent-with-highest-population-facing-hunger/” title=”Africa Becomes Continent With Highest Population Facing Hunger”>Continental President for Africa of the International School Sport Federation during the 2026 ISF General Assembly in Belgrade, Serbia, The PUNCH reports.
A total of 82 countries attended the General Assembly, with 79 votes cast during the election.
Joseph’s emergence makes history as she becomes the first African woman and the first woman in the history of the ISF to be elected to the continental leadership position.
Her election is seen as another milestone for Nigeria’s growing influence in the development and administration of school sports across Africa.
In a statement signed by NSSF Secretary-General Ijeoma Olopade, the federation congratulated Joseph on her achievement and pledged its support for her tenure.
“On behalf of the NSSF executives, state coordinators, management, staff and the entire Nigerian student community, we celebrate this milestone and pledge our full support as she takes on this continental responsibility to advance school sports for African children,” the statement read.
“We congratulate her and wish her a successful and impactful tenure.”
Joseph made history in 2019 when she became the first female president of the NSSF after emerging unopposed at the federation’s elective congress held at the Teslim Balogun Stadium in Surulere, Lagos.
A former secretary of the federation, she was re-elected for a second term during the NSSF Annual General Meeting held in Abuja in 2024.
Abiodun, who reports Sports for PUNCH, covers different tiers of the Nigerian football league, the national teams, as well as cricket, in the last six years
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