Arrangements have been concluded by the Nigeria Football Federation and the Delta State Government for the 69th Annual General Assembly of Nigeria football, which takes place in Warri on Thursday.
All 14 Members of the NFF Executive, NFF Management and 88 delegates, comprising chairmen and secretaries of all State Football Associations, chairmen and secretaries of the Premier League, National
League, Women’s League and Nationwide League, and chairmen and secretaries of Nigeria Referees Association, Nigeria Coaches Association and Players’ Union are expected at the event.
Director General of the National Sports Commission, Gbenga Elegbeleye, chairmen of the Senate Sports Committee and the House of Reps’ Sports Committee, and former presidents and secretaries-general
of the NFF have also been invited.
The Executive Governor of Delta State, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, will declare the annual general assembly open while the Minister of Sports and Chairman, National Sports Commission, Bolaji
Abdullahi will be special guest of honour.
Thursday’s event will kick off at 10am with the opening ceremony at the Brownhill Events Centre, which will have all dignitaries in attendance, and will be followed by the general assembly itself at the
same venue.
Premier League champions, Kano Pillars and winners of the 2013 Federation Cup, Enyimba FC will lock horns in the annual Charity Shield match at Warri City Stadium from 4pm.
The year 2013 has been a magnificent one for Nigeria football, with the Super Eagles winning the Africa Cup of Nations and then elegantly picking a 2014 FIFA World Cup ticket, the Golden Eaglets winning a
record-setting fourth FIFA U-17 World Cup title and the Eagles Team B qualifying for the first time ever to participate at the African Nations Championship.
