Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) presidential hopeful, Barrister Seyi Akinwunmi, said his four cardinal point agenda is what the country needs to revamp it’s football.
Akinwunmi who has emerged as the leading candidate to succeed the incumbent president of NFF, Amaju Pinnick, in the September 30th Election in Benin, Edo State, vowed to focus on football business, infrastructure, technology and grassroot development.
While many stakeholders say the upcoming NFF Elections will be the most interesting polls in recent years, many have also hailed Akinwunmi for having one of the most practicable manifesto.
The Lagos State FA chairman insisted that the ecosystem of Nigeria football is viable enough to allow him actualise his plans in the next four years.
“There is no need saying what I can’t do because I actually know where our football is lacking and the areas I will need to channel my energy on as NFF President”.
“ Our Football is actually ripe for infrastructural development across the country andit is one of the things my administration will focus on.
“I am well equipped because from the bottom, I climbed up the ladder with wealth of experiences in various areas of the game. I am ready to bring my all to make the game get better.”
“The four pillars are Grassroots Development, Business of football, Infrastructure and Technology. I will now use these to actualize my 11 strategic actions for the development of the game.
“It is important to think about the schools and the grassroots for us to move forward. We will have National Finals which will see football competitions at the state and zonal levels. The FAs will be empowered in concrete terms to stage events and create competition among the youth,” he said.
League Reforms, youth development, entrepreneurship, Inclusion, Life after retirement, Girls and women football, transparency and national team administration are some of the strategic plans of Akinwunmi.
