NFF charges Aluo’s NNL, other league boards to improve domestic football

Ibrahim Musa Gusau

Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Ibrahim Musa Gusau, yesterday charged chairmen and members of the newly-constituted boards of the Nigeria National League (NNL), Nigeria Nation-Wide League One (NNWLO) and the Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) to come up with feasible plans and marketing strategies that will take the country’s domestic football to new heights.

At the inauguration of the boards, yesterday, Gusau also warned that the boards should have clear plans on how to sustain organisation of matches and generally fulfil its responsibilities before the commencement of any season.

“We have picked men and women of high calibre, integrity and drive that we will have sustainable Leagues. We do not want a situation where a league will get to the middle of the season and be saying there is no longer money to run its programmes. We believe we have, in the new boards, men and women who can turn things around.

“I am indeed happy to be here performing this action at a time and period that our domestic football is gaining fresh momentum thanks to the impressive organisation of the Nigeria Premier Football League in the recently-concluded season, and also the colour, razzmatazz and positive vibes from the Super 6 of the NPFL, the NWFL and the NNL, and the pre-season Super Eight Tournament that ended in Lagos at the weekend.

“Therefore, the task of the new Boards of the different Leagues is to ensure that the momentum is not only sustained, but greatly enhanced in order to take Nigeria domestic football to new heights of excellence.”

Responding, Silas Agara, George Aluo and Ms Nkechi Obi, all promised to work with their various board members to achieve a positive turnaround of the state of Nigeria’s domestic game.