Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Maigari preaches collaboration, co-operation to NPL Board

President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Alhaji Aminu Maigari, has charged members of the board of the Nigeria Premier League to eschew rancour and mischief, and embrace the virtues of collaboration and co-operation in the interest of the domestic game.

Speaking during a courtesy visit by the board members of NPL to the NFF Secretariat in Abuja, Maigari, said he was very much interested in reconciliation of all parties and interests within the Nigeria game in order that everyone can work as one towards the progress of football in the land.

He said the board of NPL must work hard to redeem the image of the Nigerian as it was in the past where soccer fans visit match venues to watch leaguue matches than watching foreign league matches.

NPL chairman, Chief Rumson Victor Baribote thanked the NFF President for the Federation’s role in resolving the leadership impasse at the NPL and assured that the protracted crisis had made him a more matured persons.

He appealed to everyone whom he might have been offended by his action or the actions of other persons during the prolonged stalemate to forgive and forget.

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