NFF: “We are not going to discriminate against foreign players to national team” – Gusau

The President, Nigeria Soccer Federation, Ibrahim Gusau, says his administration is not going to discriminate towards choice of Nigerian footballers born in any a part of the world into any of the nationwide groups.

NFF Director of Media and Communications, Ademola Olajire, disclosed this on Wednesday.

“This clarification turns into essential in view of an incorrect report that has been given wings by a piece of the media (not The PUNCH), insinuating that the NFF President spoke of an impending wall towards overseas-born or overseas-based gamers so far as choice of gamers into the nationwide groups is worried.

“The NFF president spoke about one thing totally different from the message that’s being conveyed. There is no such thing as a approach an administration that has promised inclusiveness and pledged to stay by advantage and high quality will go the route of discrimination.”

Olajire assured that the selectors for the nationwide groups can be given the free hand to select gamers of Nigeria origin from any a part of the world, so long as they certified to symbolize Nigeria and have been adequate.

“The NFF president is sad with the slant given the story and insists that no type of discrimination or exclusivity will probably be tolerated beneath his tenure. The most effective will at all times be within the nest to symbolize one of the best curiosity of our nice nation.

“Sentiments may have no place within the new administration. Anybody who is nice sufficient and is a bona fide Nigerian will probably be given a degree subject to battle for the shirt, proudly sing the anthem and play beneath the flag of our nation.”