NFF President, Alhaji Aminu Maigari 

President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Alhaji Aminu Maigari on Tuesday in Abuja challenged football administrators and managers in the country to learn and apply themselves to new methods, tactics and strategies of administration in the interest of rapid development of the Nigeria game.

Speaking at the opening ceremony of the FIFA WIAWA Administration and  Management Course, at the NICON Luxury Hotel, Abuja, Maigari also pledged that his administration will continue to pursue, doggedly, the cause of improving Nigeria football at all levels, whether in the  areas of coaching, refereeing, administration or welfare of players and officials.

“The actualization of this programme is derived from the determination of the present NFF administration to positively affect all areas of the Nigeria game, and to enact new standards that would, sooner rather than later, take Nigeria football to higher heights in the game’s firmament.

“This high-level course is not a picnic. It has been designed for our football administrators and managers to gain tremendously from
classroom and practical sessions, and go back to their respective bases to impact positively on how things are run. Better still, they
are to turn around the running of the clubs for the better,” said Maigari.

The NFF boss said further: “For those officials of NFF that are opportuned to be participating, I charge you to seize this great opportunity for self-improvement and actualization, as we firmly pursue our vision of making a brand of the NFF that corporate organizations and multi-national companies will fall over themselves to associate with.”

Earlier, FIFA Instructor, Brendon Menton applauded the attitude of the participants, and canvassed that a strong cordial relationship between the NFF and the NPL and strong Premier League clubs are imperatives for rapid development of the game.

Also at the ceremony were NFF Executive Committee members Chris Green and High Chief Emeka Inyama, NFF General Secretary Musa Amadu and Director of Technical, Dr. Emmanuel Ikpeme.

The course, which classroom sessions are taking place at the Ekiti Hall of NICON Luxury Hotel and practical sessions at the FIFA
Technical Centre, National Stadium, Abuja, will end on Saturday.