Nigeria’s Samuel becomes president of Commonwealth Fencing Federation

Nigeria has recorded a historic achievement in international sports administration with the election of Adeyinka Samuel as President of the Commonwealth Fencing Federation (CFF).
This is contained in a statement issued by the federation on Sunday in Lagos.
Samuel defeated the incumbent, Marie-France Dufour, at the federation’s elective Annual General Meeting, held at Rugby School Nigeria, Atlantic City, Lagos, on Saturday.
He secured 14 votes against Dufour’s six.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Samuel has become the first Nigerian and African to lead the CFF, breaking the long-standing tradition of leadership from countries such as Scotland, Australia and Canada.
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