Mohammed Sanusi, the General Secretary of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), has assured stakeholders that the present administration will not cease to support programmes that seek to enhance the capacity of women in football or advance the cause of the girl-child.
Sanusi made this known while declaring open the FIFA capacity-building workshop for women football administrators in Nigeria, on Friday, July 17, in Abuja.
The NFF general secretary noted that women empowerment and elevation remain priorities for the current NFF leadership.
He also conveyed the goodwill message of Ibrahim Musa Gusau, the NFF President, while urging the participants to remain focused and ensure that lessons from the programme are translated into practical action within the football space.
“The present NFF administration headed by Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau is very passionate about the issue of women empowerment.”
The NFF scribe described the workshop as timely and important, stressing that the Federation will continue to back initiatives aimed at developing women in football administration.
“You must ensure that whatever you learn here is translated to reality. How do you translate it? It is in the way and manner you comport yourself in society, and how you lead in administration.
“We have had several women’s programmes, ranging from the CAF D Coaching Course to the CAF C-License course (exclusively for women), to the recent WAFU B Women Administrators’ program.”
The three-day workshop, facilitated by FIFA, is designed to equip women administrators with modern tools for governance, competition management, marketing, and the development of the women’s game in Nigeria.
The programme is part of FIFA’s commitment to strengthening the capacity of Member Associations to grow women’s football at all levels.
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