{"id":4555,"date":"2022-10-01T08:59:31","date_gmt":"2022-10-01T08:59:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebirareporters.com\/?p=4555"},"modified":"2023-04-21T23:30:21","modified_gmt":"2023-04-21T22:30:21","slug":"meet-ibrahim-gusau-new-nff-president-replacing-amaju-pinnick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebirareporters.com\/meet-ibrahim-gusau-new-nff-president-replacing-amaju-pinnick\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Ibrahim Gusau, New NFF President Replacing Amaju Pinnick"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Nigeria Football Federation yesterday elected a new President, Ibrahim Gusau to succeed the former President, Amaju Pinnick.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-8080026755787218\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8080026755787218\" data-ad-slot=\"7193833156\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gusau defeated nine other candidates including the Federation&#8217;s first Vice President, Seyi Akinwumi, ex-second Vice President Shehu Dikko and former goalkeeper Idah Peterside.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gusau is not new as he is an insider who until his election was the Executive Committee Member of the NFF, the highest decision-making body, of the federation. Goal.com takes on the profile of the new NFF Boss&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Who is Ibrahim Gusau?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gusau is a Nigerian politician and former Minister for Agriculture and industry. He has contested unsuccessfully for the governor\u2019s seat in his home state, Zamfara and was a member of the 1977 and 1995 constitutional assembly.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Until his election, Gusau was a Caf committee member and sat on the NFF board as the chairman of all states while serving as the chairman of the Zamfara Football Association.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He was the former President of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) and the chairman of the NFF Security Committee.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Endorsement from Northern caucus<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gusau was endorsed by the Northern caucus which vowed to return the NFF chairmanship to its area. That led to pressure on other interested candidates from the north to back him, with a view to having a consensus candidate from the area.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe Northern caucus wants to speak with one voice, when it comes to this NFF election. We don\u2019t want a repeat of what happened during the elections in Warri in 2014. We don\u2019t want a divided house,\u201d a source from the caucus told Newslodge last month.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">That seems to have given him a boost as he managed 21 votes in the first round while his closest challenger had 12, before garnering 39 of the 40 available in the second round of voting.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Caf roles<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gusau, who previously served as a member of Caf\u2019s Chan organising committee, was in April 2022 appointed as a new member of Caf\u2019s Youth Organising Committee saddled with the responsibility of organising the U17, U20 and U23 Africa Cup of Nations tournaments.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mixing it with politics<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The veteran sports demonstrator still has political ambitions and was among three candidates who successfully launched an appeal to nullify the Zamfara State primaries that brought in Dauda Lawan Dare as the People\u2019s Democratic Party\u2019s governorship candidate, ahead of the 2023 General Election.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Not satisfied with the process, Gusau, Wadatau Madawaki and Aliyu Hafiz Muhammad went to court to challenge the victory of Dare, claiming that the process that produced him as the opposition party\u2019s candidate was neither fair nor credible. He will certainly be in the race again when a new round of primaries is held.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">His agenda<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gusau promised to focus on developing grassroots football by rebuilding and rejuvenating domestic leagues if elected.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe NPFL, NNL, NLO and the NWFL for women league are key in the progress of Nigeria Football. If our leagues are vibrant, I believe the successes will reflect on the performances of our national teams,\u201d he said when he declared his candidature.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cAnd for us to have strong national teams, both male and female, we have to focus on grassroots football which is the breeding ground for a better league.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cAnother area our administration will focus on is age grade football, for our national teams to prosper, the male U17, U20, U23 and their female counterparts will be given all necessary attention.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe senior national teams, Super Eagles and Super Falcons will surely get better if our cadet national teams are strong.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-8080026755787218\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8080026755787218\" data-ad-slot=\"7193833156\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Nigeria Football Federation yesterday elected a new President, Ibrahim Gusau to succeed the former President, Amaju Pinnick.\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[907,906,437],"class_list":{"0":"post-4555","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-sports","7":"tag-amaju-pinnick","8":"tag-ibrahim-gusau","9":"tag-nff"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.5 - 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