Evelyn Akhator of D’Tigress has urged other teammates to a philanthropic coveted act of providing food for low-income earners beginning with those in Lagos as the Co-Captain of the national women basketball team, through her ‘Benny A Foundation, says the charity initiative will provide and contribute significantly to the lives of Nigerians on the receiving end of the harsh economic climate, adding that it will provide relief items, including convenience food, beverages, and groceries distributed to individuals concerned.
It will be notably recalled that Akhator kicked off the project with a food drive that had celebrities like Nigeria’s Beach Soccer Star, Abu Azeez, Super Falcons defender, Onome Ebi, and entertainment entrepreneur, Ubi Franklin, helping to support the recipients during the lockdown.
Akhator explains that the ‘Benny A Foundation’ comprises community service and charity, with a focus on the anti-girl/child trafficking, community service to create awareness for road accidents prevention and creating basketball camps to give back to young women.
“The foundation was named after my late mother, who died from a tragic road accident. The initiative was birthed to reward my mother’s doggedness and commitment towards the fruition of my basketball career. Benny A Foundation will continue in its stead to extend support to individuals across the country.”
Akhator who co-captained D’Tigress to its first Women’s World Cup will represent Nigeria at the Tokyo Olympics coming up in 2021 which was earlier scheduled for 2020 but was postponed due to the Coronavirus outbreak earlier this year.
