Gusau's Heartfelt Delight: NFF-FIFA Projects Bring Joy to Football Chief

On a sunny spring afternoon in Nigeria’s administrative capital, eminent personalities in the political, business and football sectors showed genuine excitement at a transformational project that is sure to boost the stock of the Ibrahim Gusau-led NFF administration with football stakeholders and enthusiasts at home and abroad.

In attendance on Tuesday was the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, GCON,  who cut the tape on the epitaph, which now signalled the commencement of work on the NFF-FIFA Players’ Hostel and new Training Pitches located inside the MKO Abiola National Stadium, Abuja , Fct saying; this is a noble project and the National Assembly will give it full support. I congratulate the National Sports Commission and the Nigeria Football Federation, and I thank FIFA for agreeing to fund this project.

Leader of the FIFA team, Gelson Fernandes (Deputy Chief Member Associations Officer/Regional Director, Africa) said FIFA was happy to provide funds for the project as infrastructure development is at the heart of FIFA’s vision since the coming into office of President Gianni Infantino while

Prominent Nigerians, stakeholders, legends see the project as a massive one by the  Gusau-led NFF.

An elated Gusau stated that the facilities will serve all the various national teams: “Indeed, my joy knows no bounds as this is one of the projects that I was determined to push with my Executive Committee to bequeath as a legacy to Nigeria football, right from the day we were sworn into office in Benin City on Friday, 30th September 2022.

You and I know that for a sustained success to be achieved, it is necessary for us to provide the conducive environment, infrastructure, equipment and support systems that will allow the players and officials to give their very best at all times, and compete favourably at the highest level. So, building a players' hostel with new training pitches, that can serve the national teams, leagues and academies, will not only enhance team management, it will definitely reduce expenditure in these areas so as to enable us  commit more needed funds to grassroots development programs.

Story by Ibrozano Adams