NPFL: FIFA workshop for club owners, others in Abuja ended on Wednesday
A two-day FIFA Club Professionalisation and Management Programme workshop, which was organised by the world football governing body, ended on Wednesday
The workshop began in the Federal Capital, Abuja, on Tuesday with the president of the Nigeria Football Federation, Ibrahim Musa Gusau, urging the participants to devote attention to the various sessions in order to improve their wisdom, knowledge and understanding towards improving the lot of the country’s domestic game.
“The Nigeria Football Federation has been intentional in impressing it on the Clubs that they must work hard towards financial sustainability, and generally contribute to making the football ecosystem better for all stakeholders to be proud of the industry.
“This workshop will go a long way in getting the message across in more profound manner, that the leagues and club football are the lifeblood of a nation’s sport, and that significant contributions to the Gross Domestic Product of our country can only happen through the activities and the gravitas that the leagues and clubs can establish to generate direct, indirect and induced income.”
NFF Secretary General Muhammed Sanusi also implored the participants to be ready to implement the knowledge that they stand to gain in the two-day workshop for the good of the nation’s game.
The vice chairman of the Nigeria Premier Football League board, Mohammed Nasir Saidu, represented the NPFL Chairman, Gbenga Elegbeleye, who is also the NFF 2nd vice president.
Participants include Chairmen and CEOs of the 20 Clubs in the Nigeria Premier Football League, Chairmen and CEOs of the NPFL, NNL, NWFL and the NLO, as well as some top officials of the NFF.
The sessions on Tuesday focused on strategic planning and finance, while the Wednesday sessions focused on governance and commercial and marketing.
