With Nigerian football still in a developmental stage, the NFF president has said that the current dispensation under his leadership is open to constructive criticism.
Ibrahim Gusau, President of the Nigeria Football Federation, has reiterated that his administration is not opposed to objective, rational, and constructive criticisms, as these are only capable of inspiring better performance from anyone in public office.
The NFF president made this known in Abuja on Tuesday when received the executives of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (FCT Correspondents Chapel) on a courtesy call in his office at the NFF Headquarters, the Football House.
Speaking to journalists present, he said, “Gentlemen of the media are critical stakeholders of Nigerian football, and they are always welcome here at the Football House, and anywhere there is an event or activity of the NFF. We will continue to show respect and regard for those who inspire us with constructive criticisms that are in the interest of the game, and with the sole objective of making us better administrators.
“There is a lot that we are doing to make things better, but we have opted not to run the game on the pages of newspapers or social media. We prefer that our work speaks for us loud and clear, and we believe that the results of our efforts will start to manifest in due course.”
Chairman of the NUJ FCT Correspondents Chapel, Jide Oyekunle lauded the NFF President for his support that enabled the success of the maiden edition of the chapel’s Football Tournament, which took place a couple of months ago which recorded participation from nine organisations. He said the competition achieved its aim of promoting love and friendship among various organisations within the FCT, then presented the NFF President with a trophy, medal, and certificate of participation as Special Guest of Honour at the tournament, which was held while the Super Falcons were at the FIFA Women’s World Cup finals in Australia.
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