SANCTION THE GANG THAT BROUGHT NIGERIA FOOTBALL INTO DISREPUTE

SANCTION THE GANG THAT BROUGHT NIGERIA FOOTBALL INTO DISREPUTE

All those who brought Nigeria football into disrepute, particularly the notorious gang formed in late 2014 that held our football in a suffocating grip until the approval of this ongoing reform initiative by FIFA and CAF, should be permanently banned from participating in any capacity in the future administration of Nigeria football.

Any attempt, directly or indirectly, by any group or individual to hijack, control or manipulate this ongoing transition process will be seriously resisted.

Presentations were made to FIFA on the need for equal voting rights for the five statutory members of the NFF, as well as equal representation of the five statutory members on the NFF Board and Congress. No attempt should be made to alter or manipulate this process under any guise. Stakeholders expect the Normalisation Committee to remain neutral, fair and transparent in its roadmap and in the pathway to a new NFF Board.

Those who recklessly and with impunity mismanaged the resources of the NFF over the last 12 years and ran our football aground must be declared persona non grata. Those who served as members of the last three NFF boards should never consider themselves welcome in the new dispensation.

The transition process is simply intended to usher in a new beginning for Nigeria football, not to dress up old gang members in new garments. The Normalisation Committee must ensure a new order by putting measures in place to investigate past corrupt NFF officials and recover their looted funds.

ETIM ESIN IS PLUS ONE TODAY!
One of Nigeria’s greatest midfielders of all time, Etim Esin, is a year older today. Let’s celebrate him!

Prince Harrison Jalla
Chairman
Advocacy for Nigeria Football Reform Initiative

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