Di founder and President of Nigeria Pitch Awards, Shina Philips, don express gratitude to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for di way e don begin reforms for di Nigeria Football Federation. For one press release wey e make for Abuja on Saturday, Philips tok say e dey behind di reform wey di president start.
According to am, di reforms go help show di wahala wey dey face Nigerian football and also show di areas wey di presidency need to enter. “Di reforms wey di President and National Sports Commission begin go highlight di challenges wey our football dey face, and e go draw di support wey we need from di presidency,” Philips yarn.
Philips also note say di reforms na bold move to confront any decline wey dey for our football. E say di reform go make our football come back strong, vibrant, and robust. E add say because football dey important for international community and e get plenty followers for Nigeria, di government no go abandon am.
“Football get large following for this country. When our national teams dey play, Nigerians dey come together, dem no dey think about dia differences, dem just dey celebrate di teams,” e explain.
Di Pitch Awards boss don also praise di National Sports Commission for dia work. E still call on all di parties wey dey involved to work hand-in-hand with FIFA, di world football body, so dat di reforms go follow di rules wey FIFA set. “Di Presidency and National Sports Commission should work closely with di interim management for NFF and FIFA to make sure di reforms align with FIFA rules and guidelines,” Philips tok.
Philips show support for di new interim management wey Dr Emmanuel Ikpeme and Dr Ademola Olajire dey lead. E say e don know dis two people for many years, and e believe say dem go take di federation go right direction. E also call on all football stakeholders to support di reform process, because di growth of Nigerian football na everybody business.
“I don know Dr Emmanuel Ikpeme and Dr Ademola Olajire for decades, and I know say dem go steer di federation well. I dey call on all stakeholders to give dem all di support wey dem need to rebuild our football,” Philips conclude.
