Hmmmmm who would have thought WATER SKI and WAKEBOARD SPORTS will become a prominent trend in Nigeria! It sounds foreign but this has been brought as a full sporting/leisure package to our Motherland.

The lady responsible for this is no other that Television Personality; Ambassador Rachel Bakam, Multiple award winning Ambassador of Peace, Goodwill, Tourism and Culture. She is the Producer & Presenter of highly rated Programmes; TRENDS & RACHEL, YANAYIN ZAMANI da RACHEL and RACHEL the PIPER where she strives towards blowing the positive music of 'change and development' even while teasing, playing with, enlightening and entertaining her beloved audience.

Rachel Bakam canvasses the world relating, sharing culture/lifestyle, preaching peace/unity and calling on investors to come plow into her very fertile/fruitful Fascinating Country Nigeria. Recently,to reward her zeal and work towards drawing tourism and investments to her Country Nigeria, Amb. RACHEL BAKAM'S activities were noted by international bodies during her Globetrotting campaign towards wooing international investors. After traveling round and visiting a number of Water Ski & Wakeboard facilities in Abu Dhabi-UAE, Austria and Germany, she recognized the full potential of this sport and how it will affect Nigeria positively. Rachel is a proponent of Peace, Unity and positive development.

She is a firm believer in the notion that with more exciting/engaging leisure activities and jobs, idleness will be curbed, people will come together to have a great time rather than fight. With this in mind, when she met Mr Uwe Goldstein, World Chairman Cable Water ski & Wakeboard Development Committee as well Europe & Africa, Member of World Cup Management Committee, Cable Wakeboard World Council, Europe & Africa

Wakeboard Council. Mr Uwe is deeply interested in developing the Sport in Nigeria and Africa. He introduced the sport and prospects to her. Rachel got interested. She put her energy into partnering with him to bring this very foreign but exciting and highly beneficial sport to Nigeria; Water Ski and Wakeboard. She is now the founder of Water Ski and Wakeboard Federation in Nigeria. Due to the potential, passion and zeal Uwe saw in her, he spurred, encouraged, supported and nominated her; Rachel Bakam was given the platform to be the Founder/President Nigerian Waterski and Wakeboard Federation by the IWWF.

 The official inauguration Ceremony will hold on the 19th of January 2015[i][/i] proudly hosted by the Ministry of Sports, National Sports Commission and supported by the National Olympics Committee. IWWF is the International Regulatory body promoting Water Skiing, Wakeboarding and other Water Sports, setting the official rules of Water Skiing and OfficialTournaments, coordinating the work of National Federations. Before 2009, the IWWF had the name IWSF. It was renamed at the congress 2009 in Calgary.

As a build up to the official inauguration, Rachel and her RAYZEDS MEDIA LTD Team along with some interim officials of the NIGERIAN WATER SKI & WAKEBOARD FEDERATION NWWF warmly received and welcomed the Representative of the INTERNATIONAL WATER SKI & WAKEBOARD FEDERATION IWWF from Germany Mr Uwe Goldstein.


They waited eagerly for him grand style with an able crew on ground recording every bit of this history-making event. Mr Uwe arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport Abuja on the evening of the 
14th of December 2014. On arrival, even before settling in the hotel, Rachel and her team took him to some prospective clients to discuss and inspect possible options/sites for the establishment of Water Ski and Wakeboard Facilities in Nigeria.

 Rachel and her team treated him to the best of Nigerian hospitality and food. Commendably, he comfortably had goat meat pepper soup without flinching then went on to pass more cultural tests by engaging Pounded Yam, Okro and Snail comfortably without choking or stomach upsets. Well done Uwe Goldstein. Nigeria welcomes you and the Water Ski and Wakeboard Sports with open arms.

Prior to his coming, Amb. Rachel Bakam and her team had held meetings with the Honourable Minister of Sports/Chairman, National Sports Commission, Dr Tammy Wenike Danagogo to introduce the Sports and the intentions for Nigeria. He was very excited and embraced this new development. Same did

Hon. Gbenga Elegbeleye who is the Director General of the National Sports Commission, Nigeria. Engr. Habu Gumel who has just been elected as the new president of the Nigeria Olympic Committee(NOC) also embraced this development offering his full support. All these bodies came together to support Rachel herald the  official establishment of this new and fascinating Sport in Nigeria. 

Moving forward, the Ministry of Sports in Nigeria, the National Sports Commission, the National Olympics Commitee, the IWWF/partners represented by Uwe Goldstein (Patron NWWF), Rachel and the new team that will be inducted as Board of Directors NWWF and Patrons will introduce the water ski and wakeboard facilities in Nigeria with the aim of contributing positively to the country's sports and tourism  potential. All towards engaging the people more positively by means of sports and leisure. The aim is also to create job opportunities and make it possible for a lot of young people to be empowered by sending them abroad to further their studies and improve their potentials in the area of this water sport.

The highly anticipated official inauguration of this unique federation holds at 11;00am on the 19th of January 2015 at the National Sports Commission complex located in the National Stadium Abuja-Nigeria.

After which the Federation will be introduced at the European and African Congress set to hold in France on the 29th of January. The Founder and President will run a video on the podium in front of all the attendees introducing the NWWF and it's objectives.

 We are excited! Well done Uwe Goldstein! Well done Ambassador Rachel Bakam aka Rachel the PIPER! 


WE ARE WATCHING OUT!!! WATCH OUT TOO! IT'S COMING TO YOUR ZONE SOON!!! 

"SEE YOU ON THE WATER" SOON!!