NFF To Shut Down Football Academies Across Nigeria

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) frowns at various sub-standard football academies in Nigeria as it plans mass shutdown next year.

The Nigeria Football Federation through its President, Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau, said the federation is out to ensure standard footballing process across the country.

Speaking at the one-day FIFA Talent developmental programme in Abuja last week, Gusau affirmed the federation’s willingness to empower and support football academies.

“We are going to empower football academies and encourage them to run their academies professionally.”

According to Gusau, the NFF will provide the right guidelines to help academy owners administer football professionally.

“NFF will provide the right guidelines to administer academy football professionally,” he said.