NFF Receives FIFA’s $500, 000 COVID-19 Relief Grant
By Amaechi Agbo
The Nigeria football Federation, NFF has confirmed receipt of the $500, 000 FIFA relief fund, Bestchoicesports.com.ng can confirm
The nation’s football governing body made the confirmation Monday after it held an executive committee meeting held via video conferencing on Thursday, 14th May, 2020
In an eight-point communique issued Monday, 18th May, the executive committee directed the Secretariat to immediately set machinery in motion to ensure the fund is utilized to the letter as advised by FIFA. The core areas approved for the
The committee noted that core areas approved for the utilization in line with the FIFA Forward 2.0 Programme include but not limited to Management and Staff salaries, men’s league, women’s league, referees’ development training, National Teams (including boys and girls’ youth teams), office operations, renovations and furnishing of Bauchi NFF/FIFA Technical Centre
“The Board acknowledged the advice of world football – governing body, FIFA on how the $500,000 (Five Hundred Thousand American Dollars) relief fund sent to the NFF (as also provided for other Member Associations of FIFA), among other FIFA monies available to the NFF, should be spent. Board directed the Secretariat to immediately set machinery in motion to ensure the fund is utilized to the letter as advised by FIFA.
“The core areas approved for the utilization in line with the FIFA Forward 2.0 Program include but not limited to Management and Staff salaries, men’s league, women’s league, referees’ development training, National Teams (including boys and girls’ youth teams), office operations, renovations and furnishing of Bauchi NFF/FIFA Technical Centre,” part of the release stated.
The Board commended its Members as well as Management and Secretariat staff who were involved in the distribution of palliatives (in the form of food items) to Clubs and communities in Abuja, and the distribution of protective overalls, face masks, latex hand gloves and sanitizers in Lagos and Kano States, and the Federal Capital Territory. Members reiterated that it was a commendable move by the Federation to support the efforts of the Federal Government in combating the COVID-19 menace.
