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Walking Football Tournament Calls for More Support for Parkinson’s Patients in Lagos

20 Oct 2026 1 min read No comments Impairment / Disability
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  • Parkinson’s Africa and ADPF held their fourth annual Walking Football Tournament in Lagos on Saturday, October 17, pushing for greater inclusion of people with Parkinson’s disease
  • The number of participants openly identifying as living with Parkinson’s grew from fewer than 30 in the first year to more than 100 at the latest tournament
  • Organisers and participants raised concerns about the high cost of medication, which can reach N70,000 a month, forcing some families to skip meals or stop paying school fees

Parkinson's Africa and the Adewunmi Desalu Parkinson's Foundation (ADPF) have called on governments, communities and the public to do more to support people living with Parkinson's disease in Nigeria.

Parkinson’s Africa and the Adewunmi Desalu Parkinson’s Foundation (ADPF) have called on governments, communities and the public to do more to support people living with Parkinson’s disease in Nigeria. The appeal came during the fourth annual Walking Football for Parkinson’s Disease Tournament, held in Lagos on Saturday, October 17 and attended by Legit.ng. Organisers said the event was designed to raise awareness of the condition and promote the active inclusion of those living with it in everyday community life.

WATCH NEWSTRACK’s report from The Walking Football for Parkinson’s Tournament HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7U15_vtUKuQ

Parkinson’s stigma eases through football Parkinson’s Africa Founder and Chair of the Board of Trustees, Mrs. Omotola Thomas, was represented at the event by Charity Manager Dr Ruth Ebe Emodi, who noted that ADPF had been a longstanding partner in Nigeria and that the tournament had created a visible shift in how participants felt about their condition.

ADPF founding trustee Mrs. Morin Desalu spoke about her personal motivation, explaining that her late husband, Adewunmi Desalu, lived with the condition for nearly 11 years before his death in 2019, and that the family did not identify the cause of his symptoms for the first six years. That experience, she said, drove her commitment to ensuring other families received help earlier…

ADPF founding trustee Mrs. Morin Desalu spoke about her personal motivation, explaining that her late husband, Adewunmi Desalu, lived with the condition for nearly 11 years before his death in 2019, and that the family did not identify the cause of his symptoms for the first six years. That experience, she said, drove her commitment to ensuring other families received help earlier…

WATCH NEWSTRACK’s report from The Walking Football for Parkinson’s Tournament HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7U15_vtUKuQ

FULL STORY at source: https://www.legit.ng/nigeria/1736746-walking-football-tournament-calls-support-parkinsons-patients-lagos/

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