Sports fans especially football lovers are already making permutations that former Lagos state governor, Babatunde Raji Fashola or ex-Senate sports committee chairman, Heineken Lokpobiri, may emerge as the new sports minister.

Fashola meets with Super Eagles just after winning the 2013 African Cup of Nations.
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Fashola has expressed great love for football as a big supporter of Manchester United and has on several occasion, played football in public.
Bayelsa state born Lokpobiri was the chairman of the senate committee on sports until the last general elections.
However, it is still unclear whether the sports management will be run as a ministry or commission.