NFF Is Working Diligently To Ensure Eagles, Falcons, Others Attain Greater Heights – Gusau Says

President of Nigeria Soccer Federation (NFF), Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau on Tuesday disclosed that the soccer governing physique is working assiduously to make sure that all of the Nationwide Groups carry out a lot better of their competitions within the subsequent yr, than they’ve performed up to now yr.

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He made this pledge whereas reviewing the actions of the NFF and the groups in a single yr of his Board in workplace, and in addition articulating expectations for the subsequent yr.

Whereas highlighting the achievements of the previous yr, which included a first-ever podium end on the FIFA U17 Girls’s World Cup, quarter-final efficiency of the Flying Eagles on the FIFA U20 World Cup, qualification of the Tremendous Eagles to the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations and best-ever outing by the Tremendous Falcons on the FIFA Girls’s World Cup, Gusau asseverated that the Board and Secretariat have labored in tandem to take away toxicity from the system and allow a extra conducive surroundings for the sport within the nation.

“One in every of our priorities on coming into workplace was to make sure that the soccer surroundings was cleansed of a lot toxicity that had threatened the well being of the sport and made some individuals really feel unwelcome within the system. We’ve got tried our greatest to offer everybody a way of belonging with a coverage of inclusiveness.

“Off the pitch, we’re happy with the work of the Interim Administration Committee that we constituted to prepare the final NPFL League Season, which was counseled by all stakeholders, and we additionally really feel fulfilled concerning the structure of the Boards of the NNL, NWFL, and NLO with vibrant, educated and competent people who’re able to taking the leagues to the subsequent degree. Elections into the State FAs have additionally been largely peaceable and profitable.”

Gusau mentioned his board will work assiduously and diligently with the secretariat and the Federal Ministry of Sports activities Growth to see the Tremendous Eagles off to an incredible begin within the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying collection and to win the thirty fourth version of the Africa Cup of Nations in Cote d’Ivoire early subsequent yr.

“We additionally wish to see the Tremendous Falcons reclaim their African title and return to the Girls’s Olympic Soccer Event. Our expectations embrace making good progress in our plan for hostel lodging and a few enjoying pitches for the Nationwide Groups, via the FIFA Ahead 3.0 program, and in addition seeing that the U17 and U20 Girls’s Nationwide Groups obtain their best-ever outings at their completely different World Cups subsequent yr.

“We’re working already with the brand new NPFL Board to develop the NPFL into the product that each one directors and stakeholders want, and in addition with the boards of the opposite Leagues to enhance the state of our home soccer. To attain all these, we want cash, so we’re additionally trying to work even tougher to develop our income base via an aggressive advertising drive.”

The NFF boss mentioned his workforce may even not enable any FIFA window for pleasant matches to go unutilized. “As you possibly can see, we now have organized two matches for the Tremendous Eagles on this month’s window, in opposition to Saudi Arabia and Mozambique.

Mozambique is in southern Africa the place three of our opponents within the World Cup qualifiers, specifically Lesotho, Zimbabwe, and South Africa are. Taking part in Mozambique is an effective alternative for the workforce to have a sneak preview of what to anticipate in opposition to these three groups.”

Additionally on the parley had been NFF Government Committee Members H. E. Ali Silas Agara and Mr. George Aluo; NFF Basic Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi; Chairman of Anambra State FA, Chikelue Iloenyosi; NFF Director of Communications, Ademola Olajire; Director of Competitions, Ruth David and; Head of Member Associations, Ali Abubakar Muhammad.

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