The Chairman Football Association Chairmen Ibrahim Musa Gusau has met with stakeholders in football activities in Zamfara State to declare his intention to join the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) presidential race.
Gusau who is also a member of the CAF Organizing Committee and FA Chairman Zamfara State Football Association said his decision to run for the post is to bring unity and also develop the local league
He added that if elected NFF president, footballers at all levels of the international tournament will be selected based on merit and will give attention to the discovery of more talents across the country.
Ibrahim Gusau insists that the NFF needs a better hand to take it to greater heights and he is ready and willing to do so.
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“The basis of football is about grassroots development. I have a robust plan to develop it and we will take it from there, then we will see how we are going to make our league competitive and to be among the best in Africa, if not the world.”
On the 10-year Football Development Masterplan approved by President Muhammadu Buhari, Gusau said if elected as the NFF president, the plan will be implemented step by step as approved so as to achieve the desired objectives and for the benefit.
“We will see how we are going to implement the plan step by step as being said by the president for us to achieve our objectives and we will do our best in conjunction with other stakeholders to make sure that we implement it for the benefit of Nigerian football,” he added.
The election for the NFF presidential office is scheduled to hold on September 30th in Benin City, Edo State.
