The 71st Annual General Assembly of the Nigeria Football Federation will hold at the prestigious Transcorp
Hilton Hotel, Abuja on Wednesday ,with the Minister for Youth and Sports,Solomon Dalung billed to officially declare the seating open.
The assembly is coming
few days after Nigeria lifted the Africa U-23 Cup of Nations in Senegal, making
the country the champions of the continent at U-23 boys, U-20 boys and senior
women's categories, apart from being champions of the world at U-17 boys level.
Further successes in a
highly fruitful year for Nigeria football also include qualification of the
home –based senior boys for the African Nations Championship; progress of the
Super Eagles to the group stage of the African series for the 2018 World Cup;
qualification of the Falconets for the 2016 U-20 World Cup; bronze medal –finish
of the U-23 boys at the All-Africa Games; a domestic League praised at home and
abroad and; quality, overseas capacity –enhancing programs for referees,
coaches and administrators.
The assembly welcomes 88
delegates, made up of chairmen and secretaries of the Football Associations of
the 36 States and the FCT, the Leagues, referees association, coaches
association and players union.
All 12 members of the
NFF Executive Committee as well as the General Secretary, former NFF Presidents
and General Secretaries, members of NFF Management and stakeholders will also
grace the occasion.
Meanwhile,the annual Charity Cup
match, which opposes the winner of the Nigeria Professional Football League
against the champions of the men’s Federation Cup, will now be played a week
before the kick –off of the 2015/2016 League Season.
Traditionally, the
Charity Cup game is played on the day of the NFF annual general assembly.
However, the NFF Technical and Development Committee has ruled otherwise this
term.
The Charity Cup match
should have come up on Wednesday – the day of the NFF annual general assembly –
between league champions Enyimba FC of Aba and Federation Cup winners, Akwa
United of Uyo.
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