In March 2012, Saintfiet was appointed as the technical director of Nigeria by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).
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Nigeria Football Federation's media officer Ademola Olajire stated that the competition will be held in honour of U.S. President Barack Obama.
It is believed that the 1 GAME initiative which he founded has recorded more than 100,000 sign ups on its website including endorsements from celebrities such as Jamaica’s reggae musician Shaggy, Hip-hop duo P-Square, former Nigeria senior national football team coach Samson Siasia, Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) President Aminu Maigari and some members of NFF Executive Committee.