NFF PRESIDENT GUSAU LED BOARD CLOCK TWO YEARS TODAY MONDAY 30TH SEPTEMBER 2024 IN OFFICE

NFF PRESIDENT GUSAU LED BOARD CLOCK TWO YEARS TODAY MONDAY 30TH SEPTEMBER 2024 IN OFFICE.

By Lurwanu Idris Malikawa

A milestone achievement of the Nigeria Football Federation Board led by President Ibrahim Musa Gusau (MON) two years in office

Today 30th September its exactly two years in office with inauguration of the present Board of the Nigeria Football Federation led by Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau (MON).

It could be recalled that Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau and Board Members of the federation were elected on 30th September 2022 in Benin, the capital city of Edo state in keenly contested election with many of contestants of the position of the president and Board Members.

After the election the board swung into action by re-union the football family in the country, reviving the glory of football and creating new innovations on the way forward.

Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau MON, propelled the Board’s achievements in two years.

President Gusau succeeded in getting Nigeria to qualify for the 2024 AFCON held in Code Voire. And with the federation commitment, the Super Eagles reached the finals and was unfortunately defeated 2-1 by the host country (Code voire) and Nigeria ended in the second position.

The Alhaji Ibrahim’s led Board scored a pass mark in the last two years under review by sensitizing officiating of football matches at all levels and promoting the welfare of match officials which is the bedrock for improving the round leather game in the country.

It did not end there the board came up with new policy of honouring retirees that served the federation for so many years, which is the first of its kind in the history of the football family in the country.

Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau MON used his vast experience to unite the football family and ended the Godfatherism among Clubs owners.

He has achieved a lot in ensuring that National teams qualified and participated in many international tournaments which include, All African Games (Male –U23), Olympic Games in Paris (Super Folcons), women under 20 world cup (Falconet) at Colombia who were able to reach quarter final.

Another success recorded under the Ibrahim Musa Gusau’s two year as president of the federation, was an open door policy by always being punctual in office at the federation secretariat in Abuja unless he travels outside the country.

He created a very conducive atmosphere for service to thrive at the federation while working closely with all states football associations without bias.

The name of president Ibrahim Gusau would be written in Gold being the first federation president to come up with policy of finishing the leagues on time and presenting the Trophy along with all renumeration to the clubs that won the league since the inception of his Board.

Starting the leagues on time and finishing them on time was another milestone that the federation achieved in two years.

Reviving the coaches training and introducing the D. License coaching course with aim of giving the younger coaches the opportunity to build their carrier was another plus for the Ibrahim Gusau’s led Board.

Ensuring that all sub committees set up by his Board were inaugurated and all the members of the committees were given free hand to discharge their duties as well as settling their inauguration allowances which hither to was not the case whereby committees would be set up and their tenure will end without inauguration.
In the two years under review, the Nigeria Football Federation under the leadership of Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau (MON) has revived the glory of the federation cup (AKA President Cup) by making more it competitive among the participating teams and without any fear or favour
Home must win syndrome ended in the Nigeria leagues in the last two years under the present Board of the Federation.

Resolving the crises among the Nigerian Supporters club deserved to be mentioned as part of the achievement by the Alhaji Ibrahim Gusau’s Board.
Transparency, dedication and commitments of Ibrahim’s board are the engine room that brought the private organizations to work closely with present board in partnering and sponsorship of some programs of the Board.
Maintaining the country’s four slots in the CAF Champions and CAF Confederation Cup is another huge success of the present board’s two years in Office.

In the two years under review, Gusau led administration initiated a lots of grass root soccer programs with aim of producing young talents that would become future Nigeria’s players in various stages.

The broad achieved a lot in working with all football stakeholders and carrying everyone on board for equity and justice to prevail.

In two years, NFF board led by Zamfara born football administrator has made a giant stride by making efforts to conquer Africa which saw the General Secretary of the Board, Dr. Sunusi Muhammad becoming chairman of the African football federation secretaries forum.

Maintaining Good and cordial relationship with Federal Ministry of Youths and Sports and other football bodies within and outside the country is worthy of mention in the remarkable achievements recorded in the two years under review of the Gusau’s administration.

Indeed, Ibrahim Musa Gusau has proved his mettle in the last two years of successfully piloting the affairs of the Nigeria Football Federation Board.

The Sky should be the limit as the saying goes; more grease to your elbow, Mr. President.
E-Signed by..
Lurwanu Idris Malikawa Garu,
NFF Media and Publicity committee Member.