Nigeria Football Federation (NFF)
The Guild of Sports Editors in Nigeria has commended President Bola Tinubu for what it described as a bold and courageous intervention to reform Nigerian football following the resignation of the leadership of the Nigeria Football Federation.
Rising from an emergency meeting on Friday, the Guild said the resignation of NFF President Ibrahim Gusau, the General Secretary and members of the Executive Committee must mark the beginning of genuine and far-reaching reforms rather than another change of faces.
The development comes after years of frustration over the country’s declining football fortunes, including the Super Eagles’ back-to-back failure to qualify for the FIFA World Cup, Nigeria’s absence from the FIFA U-17 and U-20 World Cups, the decline of Nigerian clubs in the CAF Champions League and Confederation Cup, and the Super Falcons’ failure to qualify for the FIFA Women’s World Cup for the first time in their history.
“The emotions and joy of Nigerians have repeatedly been shattered by the failures that have become our lot in football,” Guild President Tony Ubani said in a statement.
