Admin l Sunday, 18 December 2016
LAGOS, Nigeria – The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) has thanked President Muhammadu Buhari for paying the match bonuses of the Super Falcons who won African Women Cup of Nations, AWCON.
The NFF made the revelation in a communique at the end of its 72nd Annual General Meeting in Victoria, Island, Lagos.
“Congress commended President Muhammadu Buhari (GCFR) and the Federal Government as a whole for the prompt action taken to pay players and officials of the Senior Women National Team, Super Falcons their entitlements for winning the 10th Women Africa Cup of Nations Finals in Cameroun”, the communique said.
Congress also elected Alh. Musa Duhu, Chairman of Adamawa State Football Association, to join the NFF Executive Committee from the North East geo-political zone, following the demise of Alh Hussaini Modibbo, Member from that Zone.
Duhu was the only candidate for the seat and was declared “worthy and credible” by the NFF Electoral Committee.
“The General Assembly passed a Vote of Confidence on the NFF Executive Committee, and also endorsed the candidature of NFF President, Mr. Amaju Melvin Pinnick for election into the CAF Executive Committee at the CAF Congress in Addis Ababa in March 2017. Congress called on all Nigerians to give him total support as it is not an NFF venture, but a Nigerian Project”.
“The General Assembly endorsed the new Boards of the Nigeria National League (NNL) and the Nigeria Nationwide League (NNWL) as constituted by a Selection Committee. The Boards of the two Leagues were immediately sworn in.
“ In order for Nigeria Football to align itself with the FIFA Integrity Initiative, Congress adopted the NFF National Integrity Initiative Strategy, as proposed by the NFF Integrity Unit”, the communique said.
