In a bid to reduce the effect of debts, the Executive Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) is set to embark on a number of cost-cutting measures to keep the federation afloat.
This was contained in a communique of the inaugural meeting of the new NFF Board led by Ibrahim Gusau held on Tuesday at its secretariat, Sunday Dankaro House in Abuja.
According to the communique, the federation will ascent on frugal management of resources in the best interest of players and officials, management and staff, and Nigeria Football generally while every perceived area of waste would be cut as a way of fostering the spirit of prudence and financial discipline in the secretariat.
It will be noted that the NFF is in debt of almost N2bn accrued from hotel accommodation, allowances for national team players as well as marketers.
In the same vein, the NFF Board resolved that the calendar of all the Leagues operated within Nigeria must be approved by the NFF before commencement. aIt also ruled that the Federation Cup competition will now run alongside the Nigeria Professional Football League, with the seriousness of organisation and attention it deserves.
The board further directed the NFF Technical Department to, within two weeks, come up with comprehensive guidelines to regulate and standardise the running of football academies in the country while resolving to have regular conversations with players and officials of the National Teams on the need to make sacrifices to avoid embarrassment of the nation during international matches and tournaments
In the same vein, the board directed the NFF Legal Unit, through the General Secretary, to thoroughly and expeditiously study the NFF Statutes with a view to advising on how best to reconstitute the Boards of the Nigeria National League, Nigeria Women Football League and the Nigeria Nationwide League One, whose boards have been dissolved alongside the immediate past NFF Executive Committee.