{"id":210635,"date":"2022-08-16T21:59:03","date_gmt":"2022-08-16T20:59:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=210635"},"modified":"2022-08-16T21:59:03","modified_gmt":"2022-08-16T20:59:03","slug":"nff-confirms-date-location-for-annual-congress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/08\/16\/nff-confirms-date-location-for-annual-congress\/","title":{"rendered":"NFF confirms date, location for Annual Congress"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) informed football stakeholders on Tuesday, 16 August that the postponed Annual General Congress will be held in Lagos on Thursday, 18 August.<\/p>\n<p>The Annual Congress was scheduled to take place on 17, December, 2021, but it had to be postponed because of a ruling by the Federal High Court in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, in response to an \u201cex parte injunction\u201d filed by some football stakeholders.<\/p>\n<p>According to the NFF\u2019s media officer Ademola Olajire, the venue of the 77th Annual General Congress will be at Best Western Plus Hotel, Victoria Island in Lagos.<\/p>\n<p>This comes immediately after the current NFF President Amaju Pinnick, on Monday, ruled himself out of the race.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/08\/16\/i-wont-run-for-nff-elections-again-pinnick\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pinnick<\/a> made the disclosure on a TV program. \u201cThird term, no, no. Am fine and am telling you that as there are so many Nigerians that can run Nigerian football.<\/p>\n<p>He further added that he would assist anyone who becomes the President of the Federation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will assist and work with whoever emerges as the new Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) President and that\u2019s my promise. I\u2019ll intervene, but never interfere.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pinnick\u2019s statement erased the speculations that the former Delta FA boss was considering another term in office.<\/p>\n<p>The Congress will be attended by a large number of football stakeholders in the country, following a directive from the Ministry of Sports that the NFF elective congress is expanded from the current number of 44.<\/p>\n<p>The communique continued, \u201cChairmen and Secretaries of the 44 Members of the NFF (Football Associations of all the 36 States and the FCT; the Leagues; Coaches Association; Referees Association and; the Players\u2019 Union); Members of the NFF Executive Committee; invited dignitaries; NFF Management and Staff and; several other stakeholders.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It also stated that the congress would be for strategic planning of this year\u2019s elective congress.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe General Assembly will consider a roadmap towards this year\u2019s Elective Congress of the Nigeria Football Federation, as well as such items as may be proposed by the Members or Members of the Executive Committee. \u201c<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) informed football stakeholders on Tuesday, 16 August that the postponed Annual General Congress will be held in Lagos on Thursday, 18 August. 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