New NFF boss Promises Nigeria Football revival
By Rasheed Adewuyi
President of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau, has once more assured that his NFF administration is working assiduously to redirect the Nigeria game on a path to greater glory.
“The various development efforts that we’ve embarked upon will also help us to build structures that will ensure the improvement and sustainability of Nigeria football,” Gusau said.
The NFF boss made this remark in Lagos on Friday while visiting the Chairman/Chief Executive of GIC Motor (distributors of GAC Motors in Nigeria), Chief Diane Chan. GAC is the automobile partner of the NFF.
Gusau added: “The present NFF administration will continue to fashion and implement policies targeted at re-engineering Nigeria football to pull it back to the top. The process requires a lot of hard work and focus, and we are determined to do the needful.
“As we have enunciated now and again, the vision of this new team is to build our football from the grassroots with vigor and a sense of purpose. We are putting the nuts and bolts together, and very soon, the drive will commence powerfully.
“Our National Teams have been up there before and will be back at the top sooner than later. This year, the Super Eagles, Super Falcons, Olympic Eagles, Flying Eagles, and Golden Eaglets have major tournaments at hand. We are focused on preparing the teams adequately to get good results from their various engagements and tournaments.”
The Flying Eagles will participate in the Africa U20 Cup of Nations in Egypt from February 18 to March 12, while the Super Eagles have two crucial Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against Guinea Bissau (home and away) in March. A place in the top four in Egypt will land the Flying Eagles at the FIFA U20 World Cup finals in Indonesia.
Also in March, the U23 Boys (Olympic Eagles) have a final qualifying fixture against Guinea for the Africa U23 Cup of Nations in Morocco later in the year. Africa’s flag bearers for next year’s Olympic Men’s Football Tournament will emerge in Morocco.
In April, the Golden Eaglets will participate in the Africa U17 Cup of Nations in Algeria, with a place in the top four ensuring that the five-time champions will be part of the FIFA U17 World Cup finals in Peru later in the year.
The Super Falcons, heading to the Four-Nation Revelation Cup Tournament in Mexico next month, will be part of the largest showpiece of the FIFA Women’s World Cup ever, with 32 teams primed to converge in a mammoth football festival in Australia and New Zealand from July 20 to August 20, 2023.
