The newly-elected board of the Nigeria Football Federation led by the president Ibrahim Gusau is set to hold reconciliatory talks with the Professional Footballers Association of Nigeria (PFAN).
The PFAN had kicked against the election held on 30th September, taking the NFF to a Federal High Court, but the election had gone ahead following an order by an Appeal Court.
The aftermath of the election has seen the PFAN threaten to proceed to the Supreme Court to press home its demands.
However, The Guardian learnt on Tuesday that a powerful group of stakeholders have brokered a peace talk between PFAN and the NFF board.
A source hinted, yesterday, that some executive members of the new NFF board have spoken with some key officials of PFAN to honour the peace talk.
“They (PFAN and NFF) have agreed to meet on a round table for peace to reign in our football,” the source stated.
Contacted yesterday, an official of PFAN said: “Yes, they are reaching out to us on the need to have a peace talk. It shows the new board is ready to do things differently from the Amaju Pinnick former board. But they (NFF) must be ready to listen to us. I know we won’t get all the things we are demanding, but they must be ready to make amendments on the statute and give us equal representation.
“We have to enter an agreement that will be favourable to ex-players on the board. Our position in PFAN is very clear. We are not troublemakers, as some people try to portray us. I am sure Nigerian football will be better in the long run if the NFF listens to us,” the official said.
The PFAN have stated that all they wanted was equality in terms of the electoral process as the voting process favours a particular group than the other.
Leave a Reply