NFF approves N17.6bn budget for 2025, passes vote of confidence on Gusau
Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has approved its budget proposal for 2025 amounting to the sum of N17.6 billion,
This was contained in a communique issued at the end of it’s Annual General Meeting held in Asaba the Delta State Capital.
Apart from approving the budget, the Congress commended the efforts of Nigeria’s national teams, especially the Super Eagles for their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations’ silver medal feat and the Super Falcons for their participation in the Women’s Olympic Football Tournament after 16 years.
The Communique also stated that the congress emphasized the need for the NFF Executive committee to prioritize grassroots football and talent discovery nationwide in alignment with FIFA’s vision for global football growth. It committed to backing initiatives that promote infrastructural development, refereeing capacity enhancement (especially for the young talents) and coaching courses.
The Congress acknowledged the progress made so far by the NFF Executive Committee towards prioritizing the FIFA initiated amendments to the NFF Statutes 2010, and assured that the concerns of Nigerians will be addressed when the amendment is concluded even as it promised that an Extraordinary General Assembly will be convened at an appropriate time to consider the amendments of the NFF Statutes in due course.
The Congress commended the progress made in the various leagues and urged the league bodies, referees’ Association and Football Associations in the States and the FCT to enhance officiating standards to foster a vibrant and competitive league system, with a call of state governments to improve football infrastructure in their states.
The Congress endorsed the quest of Nigeria’s FIFA Council Member, Mr. Amaju Melvin Pinnick, to retain his seat on the FIFA Council; the supreme governing organ for football globally and also approved a one-year extension to the tenure of PricewaterhouseCoopes as the NFF’s external auditors.
The Congress commended Governor Sheriff Francis Oborevwori and the Delta State Government for their ongoing support for Nigeria football, particularly their hosting of the NFF Annual General Assembly 2024 at very short notice as well as commiserate with the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Pastor Umo Eno and Silas Agara, NFF Executive Committee member on the demise of their wives just as they expressed heartfelt condolences to the families of late Senator Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah and late Ekene Abubakar Adams
Finally, the NFF Congress passed a vote of confidence on the leadership of thev NFF Executive Committee, led by Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau, MON for their ongoing efforts in promoting football development across Nigeria.
