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NFF Election: “Present NFF Exco members shouldn’t seek re-election”- Ex-DOS demands

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NFF Election: “Present NFF Exco members shouldn’t seek re-election”- Ex-DOS demands

All members of the present Govt Committee of the Nigeria Soccer Federation (NFF) should step apart and never search re-election, a former Director of Sports activities, Aliyu Kofar-Soro, has mentioned.

Mr Kofar-Soro advised the Information Company of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja that the current NFF Govt Committee members “have simply wasted eight valuable years of Nigerian soccer”.

He said that they didn’t have to proceed in energy as a result of they’ve solely succeeded in destroying Nigerian soccer with a purpose to fester their very own particular person pursuits.

“Perhaps we have to urge the Minister of Youth and Sports activities Growth, Sunday Dare, in addition to the Chairmen of the Senate and Home of Representatives Committees on Sports activities, to assist us on this regard.

”They should save Nigerian soccer from additional deteriorating, by making certain credible candidates are elected at any time when the elections are held.

“All these current NFF Govt Committee members should step down, and mustn’t get re-elected, for losing eight years of Nigerian soccer.

”They’ve solely succeeded in destroying the sport for his or her egocentric pursuits. They don’t have to attend till Nigerians chase them out,” Mr Kofar-Soro, who retired as a Director of Sports activities in Katsina State, mentioned.

The retired soccer referee mentioned the Minister of Youth and Sports activities Growth has the responsibility of making certain justice prevails in Nigerian soccer.

That is by making certain no single member of the current NFF Govt Committee contests and tries to return. They need to all step apart.”

The previous board member of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) mentioned there was additionally the necessity to amend the NFF Statutes, insisting that something in need of that is fraudulent.

“The federal authorities ought to intervene and focus on with world governing physique, FIFA, and discover a manner out since we consider FIFA will sanction Nigeria just because steps are being taken to wash the Federation of rot and make sure the sector didn’t collapse.

“The Minister should, therefor, muster the political will to implement essentially the most essential facets of the 10-12 months Soccer Growth Grasp Plan,” he mentioned.