(News) Financial crisis hits Nigerian football as NFF threatens to scrap some national teams

Trending: Financial crisis hits Nigerian football as NFF threatens to scrap some national teams

The effect of the coronavirus pandemic has hit the

Nigerian football hard as the president of the

Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Amaju Pinnick has

stated that the football body may be forced to

scrap some national teams.

Soccernet are reporting that the NFF are looking to

cut costs as a result of financial crisis rocking the

body due to the effect of the lockdown.

It was gathered that Pinnick disclosed that Beach

and Futsal national teams as well as some youth

teams may no longer be possible projects of the

NFF, at least, for now.

The NFF president disclosed this to journalists

during a chat with journalists via zoom where he

also added that steps are being taken to reduce the

burden by focusing on the senior national teams,

the Super Eagles and the Super Falcons.

"Things are difficult, Pinnick said, in response to a

question by Soccernet.ng on achieving financial

independence for the NFF in a post-COVID-19

world.

"We are trying to consolidate on our existing

relationships with our sponsors (who are also

struggling financially due to the coronavirus)"

The NFF's biggest sponsors are oil servicing

company Aiteo, the Nigeria Breweries, Coca-Cola,

among others. All industries that have seen

earnings decimated by the global lockdown.

The Super Eagles might not be involved in matches

when the international window as the Nigeria

Football Federation (NFF) claim it would cost

N3OOmillion to execute one game.

According to renowned sports journalist Colin

Udoh, the federal government has reduced their

budget by 30 per cent to organize a warm-up

game for the national team. This means Gernot

Rohr will not have the luxury of assembling players

for a friendly match with other teams around the

world.

Rohr recently renewed his contract with the Super

Eagles and has been given the target to win an

AFCON title and qualify the nation to another

World Cup berth in 2022.