Communique Of The Meeting Of NFF Executive Committee Held At The NFF Secretariat On Monday, 13th February 2023

The Government Committee of Nigeria Soccer Federation met on Monday, thirteenth February 2023 on the NFF Secretariat, Abuja to deliberate on essential points in Nigeria Soccer and resolved as follows:

1) The Board thanked the Federal Authorities for its continued assist and encouragement to the assorted Nationwide Groups, and prayed for security and safety, in addition to peace and tranquility to rule nationwide through the forthcoming elections into varied positions throughout the land.

2) Whereas expressing satisfaction with the overall preparations of the U20 Boys’ Nationwide Workforce, Flying Eagles for the upcoming Africa U20 Cup of Nations in Egypt (throughout which the group has remained unbeaten in 18 pleasant matches), the Board charged the group to go all out for a ticket to the FIFA U20 World Cup finals by reaching the semi-finals in Egypt, after which it should now goal determinedly for the trophy. It pledged to supply all crucial assist to the group in addition to inspire the squad in an additional strategy to attain its targets.

3) With commendations for world soccer -governing physique, FIFA for its better consideration, curiosity and dedication of funds to girls’s soccer, the Government Committee expressed delight that Nigeria will probably be collaborating within the 4-Nation Revelation Cup Event holding in Leon, Mexico fifteenth -Twenty first February 2023. It praised the knowledge behind getting the Tremendous Falcons into the preparatory tourney forward of the FIFA Girls’s World Cup finals in Australia and New Zealand this summer season, noting that the opposite three collaborating nations, viz Mexico, Costa Rica and Colombia are additionally World Cup-bound. It was additionally happy that the Falcons will probably be collaborating in one other preparatory event in Turkey in April.

4) The Board exhorted the Senior Males Nationwide Workforce, Tremendous Eagles, to go away no stone unturned in amassing all six factors from their upcoming 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying quickfire-double towards Guinea Bissau subsequent month, whereas projecting that these six factors will make the group unassailable in its group contest for a spot on the AFCON finals, forward of the ultimate qualifying matches towards Sierra Leone and Sao Tome & Principe.

5) Equally, the Board charged the U23 Boys, Olympic Eagles to go all out and defeat their opponents, Guinea, dwelling and away of their closing qualification fixture for the U23 Africa Cup of Nations, at which Africa’s flag bearers for subsequent yr’s Olympic Males’s Soccer Event will emerge.

6) The Board expressed satisfaction with the preparations of the U17 Boys, Golden Eaglets for this yr’s Africa U17 Cup of Nations scheduled for Algeria twenty ninth April – nineteenth Might, however asserted that the Board and certainly Nigerians from all walks of life anticipate nothing lower than a World Cup ticket from the squad, and in reality the continental title as a matter in fact.

7) In affirming that the grand finale of this yr’s Federation Cup competitors will maintain every week earlier than the final matches of the Nigeria Premier Soccer League season, the Government Committee said that it will permit the winner to arrange adequately for the duty of flying the nation’s flag creditably on the CAF Confederation Cup. It noticed that failure to stick to the calendar/lack of any previously few years was the principal motive for Nigeria’s latest poor present in continental membership competitions.

8) The Board unanimously endorsed a proposal by its President to make the most of the residual funds from FIFA Ahead 2.0 and the proposed funds from the incipient FIFA Ahead 3.0 for the development of a befitting hostel lodging for the Nationwide Groups, and the development of two Soccer Pitches (one pure turf and one artificial turf) to be used by the Groups on the Objective Undertaking part, Package deal B of the Moshood Abiola Nationwide Stadium, Abuja.

9) On the subject of the proposed Pointers for the institution of Soccer Academies within the nation, the Government Committee charged the Soccer Associations within the 36 States and the FCT to be able to work assiduously in direction of implementing the rules of their varied jurisdictions.

IN ATTENDANCE: Ibrahim Musa Gusau (President); Felix Anyansi-Agwu (1st Vice President); Yusuf Ahmed (Member); Babagana Kalli (Member); Ganiyu Majekodunmi (Member); Sunday Dele-Ajayi (Member); Nse Essien (Member); Margaret Icheen (Member); Timothy Henman Magaji (Member); Mohammed Sanusi (Secretary).

ABSENT WITH APOLOGY: Sharif Rabiu Inuwa (Member); Aisha Falode (Member).

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