The House of Representatives has directed the Nigeria Football
Federation (NFF) to do everything within its powers to ensure that the
Super Eagles of Nigeria qualify for the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup.
The directive was given by the House Committee on Sports during a meeting with the NFF at the National Assembly in Abuja.
“You must ensure Super Eagles qualify for the world cup in Qatar 2022
because that is what Nigerians expect from you. Nigerians will not
forgive you if we fail to qualify for the world cup,” Chairman of House
Committee on Sports, Olumide Osoba said.
”We shall give you all the necessary support to ensure that our flag
is hoisted in Qatar as one of the countries that qualified, but you
must be transparent and show accountability in all you do so that we
have a good working relationship.
“To this end I want you to make available to the committee your
monthly account details for the purpose of transparency and
accountability. It became necessary to request the account details in
order to enable Nigerians know that the House is committed to ensuring
accountability in sports administration in Nigeria.”
President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick while
defending the job his team has achieved so far, assured the House of
Representatives that Nigeria’s football governing body would be
financially transparent with the lawmakers while assuring that NFF would
continue to work closely with the House to ensure the Nation qualifies
for the 2022 World Cup.