Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Enoh has emphasized the need to move Nigerian football to the next level and for concerted efforts to be in the interest of the game.
The minister made this known during a courtesy visit to his office by the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) led by its president, Ibrahim Gusau, on Thursday.
The minister stated that “football is the biggest unifier of our nation, thus it is important to put the interest of the game ahead of personal interests, sentiments and pecuniary gains.”
“Nigerian football at all levels, both male and female deserves our attention, and this administration will work together with the NFF to plant the seeds of development and success that we all crave for, Enoh added.”
The minister stated that the ministry is willing to cooperate with the NFF to solve all pending issues in Nigerian football, for the sake of the country.
Speaking, NFF President, Ibrahim Gusau stated “I am happy to meet the cool gentleman assigned to the Ministry of Sports as our honourable minister. We look forward to working together with him. We are here primarily to congratulate him and welcome him to the arena of sports.”
Barcelona are reportedly gearing up for a massive summer transfer window, with the Catalan giants…
A Serie A clash between Napoli and Atalanta took a shocking turn off the pitch…
Italian cricket is facing a storm just days after its historic debut at the T20…
Football met fashion in spectacular style as Eberechi Eze swapped the North London Derby spotlight…
Marcus Rashford’s revival story in Spain looks set for a fairytale ending. After months of…
Football has once again been pulled into the global conversation on racism — and this…