NFF to receive N212million
annually from FIFA
World football governing body, FIFA, has agreed
to dole out some much needed cash the way of
the Nigeria Football Federation to help with
sports development in the country.
Under the aegis of the 'FIFA Forward Football
Development program', FIFA has agreed to
'significantly increase their financial support for
member associations and football development
to 5million US dollars per 4year cycle for each
member association from 1.6million dollars per
cycle.
According to FIFA, the NFF and other
associations will now receive $750,000 per year
for football projects such as competitions,
pitches, and women's football development.
Every association will also receive $500,000 per
year for running costs in areas such as
administration and governance.
Football confederations such as CAF, UEFA etc
will now also receive $40m per four year cycle .
The implementation of this monetary
programme will commence from June 1, 2017
Source: FIFA.com
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