COMMUNIQUE OF THE MEETING OF NFF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HELD AT THE NFF SECRETARIAT ON TUESDAY, 29TH JULY 2025

The Executive Committee of Nigeria Football Federation held a meeting at the NFF Secretariat, Abuja on Tuesday, 29th July 2025 to deliberate on important issues in Nigeria Football and resolved as follows: 

1) The Executive Committee expressed deep appreciation to His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (GCFR) for the soul-lifting gestures of national awards, three-bedroom apartments and cash rewards to players and officials of the senior women national football team, Super Falcons, for winning the Women Africa Cup of Nations title in Morocco. The committee believes that the kind gestures of Mr. President will go a long way in encouraging the girl-child to take up the beautiful game, and reinvigorate the women’s football sector while enabling a rich conveyor belt for supplies to the various National Teams.   

2) In the same vein, the Executive Committee commended the resoluteness, discipline, dedication, boundless energy and unfailing team spirit of the Super Falcons in conquering the whole of Africa at the 13^th edition of the Women AFCON, thereby achieving a record-extending 10^th triumph in the continent’s flagship championship for women. The committee declared that the victory, and the spirit behind it, particularly the come-from-behind win in the Final against the host nation, was a bold statement of perseverance, commitment to the cause and unalloyed patriotism.    

3) The Executive Committee asserted that the Super Falcons’ remarkable achievement in Morocco will become referential for the various National Teams in their international engagements going forward, particularly the Super Eagles in their quest for a place at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which resumes in a few weeks. 

4) The Executive Committee expressed satisfaction with the preparation of the home-based senior men’s team, Super Eagles B, ahead of the 8^th African Nations Championship, and charged the team to go all out for victory at the competition taking place in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, 2^nd – 30^th August 2025. The committee reflected that the team had an intensive first-phase camping at the Remo Stars Sports Institute, Ikenne-Remo, and has continued with the same intensity since arriving four days ago to Zanzibar, venue of their first two matches against Cup holders Senegal and Sudan.

5) With few weeks to their very crucial 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Rwanda (home) and South Africa (away in Bloemfontein), the Executive Committee charged the NFF Secretariat to ensure seamless arrangements for the Super Eagles’ logistics, accommodation, travels, training and general match preparation for the two matches.

6) Following the defeat of the U20 Boys, Flying Eagles, in the Final of the WAFU B U20 Boys Championship which ended in Ghana six days ago, the Executive Committee charged the technical crew to intensify its work on the team, with the FIFA U20 World Cup Chile 2025 starting in about six weeks’ time.  

7) While congratulating Coach Moses Aduku as the new Head Coach of the U20 Girls National Team, Falconets, the Executive Committee charged him to work assiduously with his assistants and administrative staff to raise a new Falconets’ team that Nigeria will be proud of, starting from their 2026 FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup qualifying fixture against their Rwandan counterparts in September. 

8) Similarly, the Executive Committee congratulated Coach Manu Garba on his return as Head Coach of the U17 Boys National Team, Golden Eaglets, the committee charged him to work tenaciously towards producing another world-beating Nigeria U17 Boys’ squad, with the WAFU B U17 Boys Tournament that Nigeria will host in September as a first test of strength and ability. 

IN ATTENDANCE: Ibrahim Musa Gusau (President); Gbenga Elegbeleye (2^nd Vice President); Yusuf Ahmed (Member); Babagana Kalli (Member); Sharif Rabiu Inuwa (Member); Sunday Dele-Ajayi (Member); Aisha Falode (Member); Ganiyu Majekodunmi (Member); Nse Essien (Member); Margaret Icheen (Member); Timothy Heman Magaji (Member); H.E. Silas Agara (Member); George Aluo (Member); Mohammed Sanusi (Secretary).

ABSENT WITH APOLOGY: Felix Anyansi-Agwu (1^st Vice President).