Football
The Nigeria Football
Federation has moved to enforce earlier circulars it sent out to all its
affiliate bodies in respect of football officials playing multiple roles that
amount to conflicts of interest in the football space.
In a letter dated 2nd May
2017 and signed by the General Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi, the Federation
unequivocally requested “all affiliates to send to the office of the National
Integrity Officer received copies of resignation letters by all affected
officials on or before 12th May 2017.
The said letters should be
scanned and sent to the following email: christian.emeruwa77@gmail.com.”
For avoidance of doubt,
the NFF listed the following as specific issues contained in previous circulars
to its affiliates:
We have observed that
some Club Officials are currently operating as Match Commissioners in some
strata of our Leagues. In view of these reforms, No Club Official should be
appointed as a Match Commissioner/ Referee Assessor in any of our Leagues in Nigeria.
Also, we advise that No
State Football Association Secretary should be appointed as a Club Secretary,
considering the fact that the State FA Secretaries in most cases are the chief
organizers of matches within their territories.
State Football
Association Chairmen that are appointed as Independent Directors in our leagues
should no longer be appointed as Match Commissioners/ Referee Assessors in our
league games.
State Football
Association Chairmen should not be doubling as Football Club Chairmen. Hence,
all State FA Chairmen that are holding dual offices as Club Chairmen are
advised to either relinquish the State FA Chairmanship position or that of the
Club Chairmanship position within three (3) months from the date of this
Circular.
State FA Chairmen that
are also appointed as Board Members of Football Club Boards are to also decide
to either be Club Board members or State FA Chairmen as they are henceforth not
allowed to hold dual position forthwith.
All NFF Executive
Committee Members, NFF Management and Staff, State Football Association
Chairmen and their respective Board Members, Club Chairmen and Officials,
Coaches and all other Football Officials are hereby directed to desist from
Acting as Intermediaries (Agent/Managers) to players forthwith.
No Official shall be
allowed to occupy dual position as a Coach and also as an Administrator i.e as
either a State Football Coach and member of State FA or as a Coach and Chairman
of a Football Club hence those affected are advised to choose one on or before
2nd May 2017.
All Serving Referees
that are occupying State Football Association positions either as Board Member,
Secretary of State FAs or Chairmen are to choose to remain with one of the two
Official duties.
“It is instructive to
remind all concerned that the Nigeria Football Federation shall open up
Disciplinary proceedings against affected persons should they fail to convey
the evidence of resignation of their affected portfolios to the office of the
National Integrity Officer on or before 12th May, 2017,” the letter concluded.
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