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Ben-Anuge appointed Nigeria Women's Football League Chief Operating Officer

Nigeria Football Federation has named Faith Ben-Anuge the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Nigeria Women's Football League [NWFL].

The development means Ben-Anuge becomes the first woman to handle the post since the establishment of the NWFL body in 2017.

She has since replaced Ayo Abdulrahman, who has been in charge since 2017 before his redeployment to the Federation Cup division.

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Before the appointment, she had served as the head of NFF women's football between 2006-2008 before being named in the Nigeria U20 women's team as an administrator from 2008 to 2014.