Don’t Sponsor Renewed Hope Football Campaigns Again, Kano Sports Stakeholders Warns Gov Abba Kabiru Yusuf
By Abdulgafar Oladimeji
Kano sports stakeholders in the ancient city of Kano have tasked the state governor, Abba Kabiru Yusuf to refrain from sponsoring the planned inaugural edition of the annual inter state football competitions tagged Renewed Hope .
The state government owned newspaper, Triumph newspapers in its online version of 15 November, 2026 have reported that Kano sports stakeholders have cautioned Governor Yusuf to desist from offering sponsorships to football events under the banner of Renewed Hope.
The report said “ Sports stakeholders in Kano State have cautioned Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf against sponsoring tournaments organised under the banner of the Renewed Hope campaign, urging him to prioritise preparations for the state’s contingent to the forthcoming National Sports Festival in Enugu.”
The widely read media outlet alleged that certain individuals and groups have resorted to deploying the names of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Governor Yusuf “to promote tournaments, allegedly in pursuit of personal interests rather than genuine sports development.”
The newspaper quoted one “Ibrahim Ahmad saying “while the state’s contingent was awaiting financial support, some individuals were making efforts to secure millions of naira from the government for other sporting events.”
“Requesting millions of naira for just an unapproved tournament in the name of the Tinubu Renewed Hope tournament while state athletes, coaches and officials are suffering, especially whenever there are national competitions, does not make sense,” Ahmed is quoted to have said .
