Ayo Ademokoya
I'LL STEP ON TOES- DALUNG WARNS NFF
The
Hon Minister of Youth and Sports Barrister Solomon Dalung has urged the
Nigeria Football Federation NFF to pay all outstanding allowances and
bonuses being owed players and officials from the Golden Eaglets, the
Super Falcons and the Falconets.
Dalung
gave the charge at the 71st General Assembly of the NFF held at the
Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja. He directed the NFF to source for funds
from anywhere and pay the players. According to the Minister, " I have
heard series of complaints from players and coaches of how their
salaries and allowances were not paid. From previous reports of crisis
from the players camp, the issue has always been that officials took
players money! Please pay them their money. An
angel said to the three wise men behold, I bring you good tidings of
great joy. This is Christmas season. Bring glad tidings to the players.
Pay them all outstanding bonuses and allowances before Christmas".
Earlier,
Barrister Dalung had congratulated the NFF for the successes recorded
in the U-17 World Cup in Chile and the recent U-23 African Championship
in Senegal where Nigeria's two teams won gold. "However, I keep asking
myself, after all the victories, what is behind the crisis in the NFF.
" I want to borrow this phrase from Amaju. He said he will have to step
on toes to move Nigeria's football forward. I will trample on toes . If
the NFF domesticates crisis, you drive away investors. So, I urge you to avoid crises. To
the members of the federation and the General Assembly, there is no
need to unnecessarily attack the leadership when there's no genuine
reason to do so. I am an undertaker and I will continue to do so. We
will chastise you when you do wrong" Dalung warned.
The
assembly comprised 88 delegates, including chairmen and secretaries of
the Football Associations of the 36 States and the FCT, the Leagues,
referees association, coaches association and players union.
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