With Better Organization Nigeria Football Can Match European Counterpart -Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari is optimistic that with better organization Nigeria football has the potential to rival those in Europe and other parts of the world with better organization.

The Nigerian leader said this on Friday when the Minister of Youth and Sports, Sunday Dare, and the President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick visited him at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.

‘‘I want to see Nigeria’s football develop and move in a more dynamic trajectory from football administration to youth and grassroots football, talent hunt, and use of Nigeria’s home-based talents,” Buhari said, according to a statement by his media aide, Femi Adesina.

‘‘Nigeria also needs a more privatized and better organised football regime that can rival others in Europe and America.’’

While calling on corporate bodies to invest in sports development, Buhari assured of his government’s resolve to turn sports into business, noting that
the expected reviewed Sport Industry Policy ‘‘will be the catalyst that turns football activities associated with it into key contributors to the national economy.’’

Buhari who once again congratulated the NFF president on his election into the FIFA Executive Council assured him of Nigeria’s support in his new position.


The 78-year-old expressed optimism that Pinnick’s new post ‘‘will provide benefits that will lead to the advancement of football in Africa and Nigeria.’’

Buhari also urged the football body to work with the Sports Ministry and other football stakeholders to give the country a 10-year Football Master Plan that will ensure youth football development.

‘‘The position on the Council of the world’s football governing body, FIFA, comes at a time when Nigeria is determined to turn the fortunes of her sports development around through better infrastructure, more investment both public and private government incentives,” he explained.

‘Without prejudice to the continental nature of your assignment at the Council, I urge you to use your position to ensure Nigeria’s sporting image receives a boost.”

The Minister who lauded Buhari for backing sports development in the country and for approving the reclassification of sports as a business, instead of mere recreation, assured that a new draft policy on the sports industry and a 10-year master plan for football at all levels will soon be ready.

On his part, Pinnick thanked Buhari for his support for football in Nigeria.

‘‘Without you, I couldn’t have won election into FIFA Council. Your name is highly respected across the continent,” the NFF chief said, promising that ‘‘I will use the office to build Nigerian football, in conjunction with the Ministry of Youth and Sports Development.’’

https://www.completesports.com/with-better-organization-nigeria-football-can-match-european-counterpart-buhari/

Hmmm, make I hear. You go fit give nigeria €50m to buy one player

Easier said than done.

I sweat down we have the billionaires on ground but with poor organization they won't show intrest

Please shut the Bleep up and resign

You are clueless

E go soon ban EPL, UCL and Laliga

Then force us to watch NPFL

Buhari must be crazy

Twitter that's all that's on our mind.

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Em but what I d relevance of this news to anything?

See this idiot of a president o
Were still importing ordinary matches and you're talking about standardizing professional football. Do you even know how much it those guys invest in football?

Citizens have been diverted from other pressing matters successfully. These guys are the masters of SM.

the agenda is now clear, destroy Nigeria's growing western relationships and technology. information is a blow on islamization and sharia and Buhari, the greatest supporter of bokoharam and bokoharam are out to maim Nigeria's image.

see, the impact of Twitter ban will reverberate for many years. No serious company will want to do serious business in Nigeria and that means serious backwardness.

Mumu

nor Buhari speaking he has never seen football before only cow he knows value cow more than humans

But with ur type of organization and how you dey run d country Nigeria no dey turn better country...

Is this one Okay?

Abeg clear, we are not done yet with twitter lubbish

Buhari is a lawless fool fg behave like stupid god

Buhari was threatening igbo with genocide on Twitter and it violate Twitter law American president was suspended for similar things Nigeria leader are lawless and stupid they think they are god

This is good comedy to start the day with

Mr President, the only way to make our football match European football is to "suspend" European clubs from operating in our space.

Na football make headline for 'presidency' today. Toh, dem well done o...

It shall not be well with this useless animal called buhari after the damage he has done to this country he still have mouth to talk

Imagine this country without the Northerners
Imagine this country without Muslims
Imagine the beauty of this country without the backdated cowards in the north.










Anybody will write anything and attributes it to buhari

Does buhari know what is football

Wetin concern gun with football

Shehu garbage should be careful.

Cows don't play football....
. take a look at the super eagles if you doubt me

Can a bad organizer like you come up with a good organization?

See who's talking.abeg make una check whether brain still dey that baba head

Who do us dis kin tin

Ass licking sycophantic move..
Nice one PINNICK and CREW

Lets finish with Twitter first...
That delete enter you abi...

Twitter treated you in the language you understand...lol