Nwankwo Kanu
The
changes in the Nigeria Premier League continues today (Friday) the
Nigeria Football Federation releases the names of those appointed on an
interim basis run the league until a new board is constituted. The NFF
board was scheduled to meet on Thursday night to fine-tune the list and
the draft terms of office before the names are made public on Friday.
The AABLOG learnt that a former
member of the House of Representatives Mr. Nduka Irabor has been
confirmed to serve as the chairman of the interim committee. Some other
members of the committee include former Super Eagles captain and
two-time African Footballer of the Year, Nwankwo Kanu. Former secretary
general of the NPL Salisu Abubakar; former member of the NPL Shehu Dikko
and Modele Sarafa-Yusuf are other members of the 10-man committee.
Current acting Executive Secretary General Tunji Babalola will continue
in his position.
It will be Kanu’s first foray into
football administration but Irabor would be returning to the scene after
overseeing the election that was meant to give Ibrahim Galadima a
second term in office in 2005.
“The names have been carefully selected
since the former board was confirmed sacked in Port Harcourt last week.
Some names have come up and did not really fit in for the level of
responsibility required and so were dropped. The NFF board will take a
final look at this list which is believed to have general agreement of
the members,” a senior football official in Abuja told our
correspondent.
The committee is expected to run the
league until the end of 2013. During this period, the members are to
“reform and reposition” the league for proper growth in terms of
administration, commercial viability and general reorganisation. They
are also mandated to take final decision on the sponsorship of the
league especially as it concerns the title sponsorship and broadcast
rights. The league is running into its third season without any title
sponsor after controversy and legal tussles truncated the bid carried
out for the title sponsorship.
The league failed to kick off on December
1 as previously announced due to the crisis that engulfed the board. It
is now billed to start in January just ahead of the club continental
matches and the Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa. I WISH THE THE BEST OF LUCK.
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