All individuals
presently serving as match commissioners in Nigeria football will have to
undertake an examination to retain their places, as the Nigeria Football
Federation moves to ensure that only capable hands are left in the vocation.
This was disclosed on
Wednesday by President of NFF, Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau, while addressing the
match commissioners on the wing of their annual seminar, at Merit House, Abuja.
“We want only the best
hands to continue to function in the very important role of match commissioner
in this country. Apart from the fact that this seminar will now be biennial, we
are going to conduct an examination to pick the very best who will always make
us proud.
“I am sure that you
are all looking forward to becoming FIFA and CAF match commissioners. You can
only get to that level if you are competent, capable and digitally-literate.
You must also consistently enhance your capacity.”
Earlier, Chairman of
the NFF Match Commissioners Committee, Alhaji Babagana Kalli, had praised
Alhaji Gusau and the NFF Board for their support and encouragement of match
commissioners, as well as remarkable improvements in the various leagues over
the past two years.
“The Ibrahim Musa
Gusau administration has accomplished a number of feats in the past two years,
including the Super Eagles’ silver medals at the AFCON which remains the best
performance by the team since we won the trophy in South Africa in 2013; the Super
Falcons’ return to the Olympics after 16 years and; the qualifications of the
Falconets and Flamingos for their various FIFA World Cup championships. There
has also been resurgence in grassroots football in the States as well as
schools’ football.
“However, we are most
fulfilled with the improvements in officiating in the Leagues, and the new
moves to rebrand our match commissioners for better performance.”
Kalli announced that
the theme for this year’s seminar is ‘Match Commissioning and the Challenges of
Match Reporting,’ with Sir Emmanuel Ochiagha, Dr. Sunday Obaseki and Mr.
Danlami Alanana as resource persons.
Gusau later announced
that match commissioners who pass the upcoming examination, as well as referees
and referee assessors, will be presented with new kits being sponsored by
Premium Trust Bank, official bank of the NFF and the National Teams.
Present as well at the
occasion were NFF 1st Vice President, Chief Felix Anyansi-Agwu;
NFF 2nd Vice President, Hon. Gbenga Elegbeleye; Member of NFF
Executive Committee, Alh. Sharif Rabiu Inuwa; NFF General Secretary, Dr.
Mohammed Sanusi; Member of NFF Executive Committee and Vice Chairman, Match
Commissioners Committee, Alh. Ganiyu Majekodunmi; Members of the Committee,
Barr. Paul Edeh, Alh. Sabo Abdullahi Dutse, Chief Kenneth Nwaomucha, Mr.
Davidson Owumi and Alh. Idris Abdullahi Musa; Chairman of Abia State FA, Dr.
Obioma Onyeaghala; Chairman of Bauchi State FA, Mr. Pascal Patrick; Chairman of
Anambra State FA, Mr. Chikelue Iloenyosi and; NFF Director of Communications,
Dr. Ademola Olajire.
PHOTO: Gusau with some
dignitaries at the occasion.
PHOTO NEWS
PHOTO 1: NFF President, Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau, MON and the General Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi, MON visited the hotel of the U17 Women National Team, Flamingos on Tuesday just before the girls jetted out of the country for a two-week training tour in Santo Domingo, ahead of the commencement of this year’s FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup finals in the Dominican Republic. Photo shows Gusau, Sanusi and Head Coach Bankole Olowookere with the girls.
PHOTO 2: The Flamingos at the
airport just before departure.
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