NFF Holds 71st Annual General Assembly In Abuja

The Nigeria Football Federation will hold its 71st Annual General Assembly at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja on Wednesday. The opening ceremony will start at 10am.

NFF General Secretary, Mohammed Sanusi, disclosed on Monday that the Honourable Minister of Youth and Sports, Barrister Solomon Dalung, will declare the big event open. The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Youth and Sports, Mr. Christian Ohaa and the Director –General of the National Sports Commission, Mallam Alhassan Yakmut, are also expected.

It is the second successive year that the NFF is holding its annual general assembly in a high-octane hotel facility. Last year, the concluding part of the NFF’s annual general assembly took place at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos.

The assembly is coming few days after Nigeria lifted the Africa U-23 Cup of Nations in Senegal, making the country the champions of the continent at U-23 boys, U-20 boys and senior women categories, apart from being champions of the world at U-17 boys level.

 Further successes in a highly fruitful year for Nigeria football also include qualification of the home –based senior boys for the African Nations Championship; progress of the Super Eagles to the group stage of the African series for the 2018 World Cup; qualification of the Falconets for the 2016 U-20 World Cup; bronze medal –finish of the U-23 boys at the All-Africa Games; a domestic League praised at home and abroad and; quality, overseas capacity –enhancing programs for referees, coaches and administrators. 

 The assembly welcomes 88 delegates, made up of chairmen and secretaries of the Football Associations of the 36 States and the FCT, the Leagues, referees association, coaches association and players union.