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Parochial interest can not subjugate national interest in football, Buhari tells saboteurs

Stephen Jombo by Stephen Jombo
January 24, 2025
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President Buhari has cautioned distractors and saboteurs of the nation’s football institutions that he will not condone any attempt to sabotage the sports that have brought the country so much recognition and laurels.

Buhari said he expects that despite the drivers of the affairs must command a sense of responsibility and patriotism, all must work in unison for the purpose of achieving the desired results.

The President in a statement on Tuesday, August 23, when receiving the 10-year Football Development Masterplan from the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, said they are aware of a series of
attempts to undermine the institutions supervising our sports.

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“Indeed, just as I expect and demand a higher standard of patriotism, responsibility and commitment from those charged with the administration of our football, I also urge all stakeholders to work together constructively and patriotically,” Buhari insisted.

“We have seen attempts to disrespect and undermine the institutions supervising our sports. We have seen attempts to subjugate national interest for narrow interest or disrespect the laws of Nigeria. Nigeria will not take lightly any attempt to inflict injury on its football fortunes,” the President warned.

According to Buhari, having gone through the two-volume report, directed the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development and Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to start the processes of ‘implementing in phases, within the fine lines of relevant sections sections of the Nigerian laws on sports development and the statutes of the world soccer governing body, FIFA’.

“This government is interested in developing a football culture that will accommodate global best practices that will also help the nation to lay a solid foundation for her domestic football, put in place professionally and efficiently run leagues, entrench a consistent and stable football calendar and create a value chain which will boost the sports ecosystem,” Buhari said.

“Achieving this will guarantee desired progress in continental and international competitions,” he continued.

“I know that a lot of work went into putting this 10-Year Master plan together. I received regular briefings on the work being done and I am happy that our goal has been achieved. I am happy that the Master plan enjoyed the inputs of a wide range of stakeholders in football.

“I am equally happy that the Nigeria Football 10-Year Master plan (2022-2032) identified Fifteen (15) Key Areas of challenge and provided practical recommendations to address these fundamental problems that have bedeviled football development in the country.

“The implementation of the short term and medium term plans should commence.

“I believe this will signal a positive turning point for our football and a major step forward in our bid to create a conducive environment for its sustainability, viability and profitability.

“’The Nigeria Football Federation, the body charged with the development of our football, is directed to own and commence the implementation of this master plan under the supervision of the Ministry of Youth and Sports Development,” he added.

Furthermore, the President, while reviewing the state of football in Nigeria, recalled that in the past years, football development has gradually stunted due to the neglect of the core orientation of football administration.

Buhari described the governance structure around Nigeria’s domestic league as weak, adding that standards are conveniently compromised.

He, however, expressed delight that these issues and many more have been addressed in the document.

The President therefore, urged the NFF to salvage the domestic league at all levels.

“Nigeria’s football development must return to the path of focus on grassroots and youth development and an overall good governance structure around every level of its development. Nigeria now expects results,” he said.

In his comment on the forthcoming NFF executive election, President Buhari reiterated his earlier communication to the body on the need for a more equitable and democratic representation in the Congress of the NFF.

According to him, this will ensure that critical stakeholders are not shut out and the most capable and competent men and women are elected to run the affairs of the Federation.

“This government has demonstrated political will. It will match it up with making the right laws and investments and work with critical stakeholders,” Buhari said

“I thank FIFA for its support and commitment to the development of Nigerian football which has been longstanding. I trust it will partner with Nigeria in its effort to improve the fundamentals of its football development,” he added.

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Meanwhile, Dare in his remarks, commended the President for his support right from the onset of this administration through which over N15billion was disbursed to the NFF through budgetary appropriations and
Presidential interventions.

He underlined that Buhari’s commitment to the development of football in the country has been exceptional in laying a solid foundation for the game of football, adding that the 10-year Master plan, which took the Ibrahim Galadima led 16-member Committee six months to prepare, as ‘a world class document.’

Dare assured that the template marshalled in the Football Master plan, if carefully and thoroughly implemented to the latter, would set Nigeria’s football on the same pedestrian with countries at the echelon of world football standard.

He assured that if the Master plan is implemented, will address a plethora of issues around the status of the domestication of Nigerian laws, NFF Statutes in line with FIFA Statutes and create room for harmonious relationships in the football value chain of this country.

“The Master plan is envisioned to encapsulate functional strategies that would outlast the current administration and firmly place Nigerian football on the path to sustainable growth and development,” Dare said.

“Mr President, with your approval, this document will be presented to the Federal Executive Council for approval and future funding, so that the implementation of the short, medium and long term plans can commence as part of the legacies of this administration.

“Thereafter, this document will be handed over to our football administrators, that is the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, who shall be expected to implement key elements of these reports in stages,” the sports minister added.

Dare pledged that the Ministry will monitor the faithful implementation of the Master plan to ensure that attention is paid to the business opportunities along the value chain, governance structure, standardization, and prioritization of the welfare of footballers, education and awareness.

”Focus will be on building capacity for sustainable, strategic youth development programmes, efficient club administration, positive stakeholder engagement which would include Referees, Players Union, Coaches Associations, supporters, investors, local and international partnerships and collaborations,” he said.

Dare also told the President that one of the most important aspects of the Committee’s work is the legal regime around football in Nigeria; and the Master plan made some far reaching recommendations on laws and statutes governing the administration of football.

He added that subject to the final decision of the NFF Congress, the Master plan made recommendations for the expansion of the constituents for the NFF Elective Congress and Executive Board to 111 and 16 respectively, in order to meet new realities and needs.

Galadima, a former Chairman of the Nigeria Football Association (NFA), noted that re-engineering the legal framework will put to rest the legality of NFF.

He said the Masterplan also recommended improving the tactical depth of coaches through utilising the core mandate of National Institute of Sports, pragmatic sports programmes as well as regulating the operations
of academies and grassroots based programmes.

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