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By Our Correspondent

A former aspirant for the position of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF Presidency, Mr Adam Moukhtar Mohammed has urged the new president of the federation, Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau to explore the business potentials in football to make it viable for development.

Alhaji Moukhtar who is the Chairman of Federal Capital Territory Football Association, FCT FA who stated this in his congratulatory message to the new board of the NFF charged him to revitalize the game that has dwindled in recent years

Mohammed also expressed optimism that the new executive committee will take football affairs more seriously and treat it as a business venture that must grow to be the best on and off the pitch.

“I believe that football is not just a sport but a business. I hope the new board takes the affairs of football seriously as we have seen it plummet to an abysmal low level and needing revitalization urgently. They should exploit the business side of football vigorously.

“I trust the new President to harmonize the football family by bringing everyone together for the development of football. He should listen to the aggrieved members of the family and resolve whatever their grievances are so that football wins always

“There is no need for rancor in the ranks of football family, we should be one happy family united for development and progress of football. I urge Gusau to go about the business of managing Nigeria Football the same way he did with FA Chairmen over the years. He should remain humble and committed as usual “.

Mohammed, one of the presidential candidates at September 30, 2022 election in Benin City stepped down shortly be the commencement of voting.

Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau along his board members were elected into office on September 30 in an elective Congress held in Benin City, Edo State. They will oversee the affairs of Nigeria football for the next four years.