Emmanuel Ibru
Emmanuel Ibru | |
|---|---|
 Ibru in 2017 | |
| Occupation | Chairman of AS Racine FC |
| Known for | Business and football administration |
| Relatives | Ibru family |
Emmanuel Ibru is a Nigerian businessman involved in the oil palm industry and football administration in Nigeria.[1][2][3]
Background
[edit]Ibru is a son of industrialist Michael Ibru.[4]
Career
[edit]Ibru is the chairman of the Plantation Owners Forum of Nigeria (POFON) and chief executive officer of Aden River Estates.[1][5][6]
Ibru was a member of the Nigeria Football Association and was the proprietor of AS Racine Football Club.[2][7][8]
In 2010, Ibru was part of a group that acquired the former Julius Berger Football Club of Lagos and established Bridge F.C..[9]
In 2017, Ibru was grand patron of the Nigeria Deaf Football Association and provided financial support for the team's participation in the West Africa Deaf Football Union tournament in Bamako, Mali.[2]
By 2021, Ibru had managed the AS Racine Football Academy for 23 years. That year, he partnered with former Nigeria international Victor Agali to organise the Victor Agali/AS Racine U-17 Grassroots Football Scouting Tournament in Agbarha-Otor, Delta State.[10]
He served as president of the Nigerian–Brazil Chamber of Commerce and Industry and advocated for the establishment of a direct air link between Nigeria and Brazil to promote trade between the two countries.[11]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Nigeria's lack of oil palm council limits productivity - Ibru". BusinessDay. 25 August 2021.
- 1 2 3 "Emmanuel Ibru: A Bold Foray into 'Deaf Football'". THISDAY. 3 June 2017.
- ↑ "Ibru: Driving Nigeria's Economy with Oil Palm Should Begin Now – THISDAYLIVE". Retrieved 2026-10-03.
- ↑ "Agbarha-Otor union eulogies Michael Ibru". The Guardian Nigeria. 23 October 2016.
- ↑ "POFON decries state governments' imposition of produce tax". The Guardian Nigeria. 30 July 2025.
- ↑ "Nigeria's pioneer palm oil firm enters capital market with N250m CP". The Guardian Nigeria. 29 June 2026.
- ↑ vanguard (2015-04-27). "NFF, Keshi shock Ibru". Vanguard News. Retrieved 2026-10-03.
- ↑ Kasali, Kazeem (2017-01-25). "Emmanuel Ibru confident Eagles will be in Russia". Trending News. Retrieved 2026-10-03.
- ↑ "Hurrah! Lagos gets new club". Vanguard. 6 December 2010.
- ↑ "We'll make Agbarha-Otor hub of Nigeria's grassroots football, says Emma Ibru". The Guardian Nigeria. 23 February 2021.
- ↑ "Through partnership, Nigeria can learn from Brazil's economic development - Ibru". Vanguard. 31 October 2011.
External links
[edit]- Emmanuel Ibru at Aden River Estates