The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) says it has commenced the implementation of the Clubs’ Licensing System in the country.
According to a statement issued by the football federation Media Officer, Ademola Olajire, the implementation, the implementation is in accordance with a Fifa circular and in particular, Caf circular dated November 26, 2013.
All federations are therefore expected to adopt and implement the system for clubs participating in national and confederation club competitions, Olajire stated.
Olajire said the licensing regulations was the basic document for clubs through which different members of the football family aim to promote common principles.
“The principles are sporting value, transparency in their finances, ownership and control of clubs, players and coaches welfare, and the credibility and integrity of club competitions.
“Licence under the NFA Clubs Licencing Regulations are in six categories which include: Sporting Criteria, Infrastructure Criteria, Personnel and Administrative Criteria.
“Others are: Legal Criteria, Financial Criteria and Business, Commercial and Promotion Criteria.”
He listed the safeguarding of the credibility of club competitions and the improvement level of professionalism within the football family as the objectives of the system.
He also named other objectives to include the promotion of sporting values in accordance with principles of fair play, the promotion of transparency in finances, ownership and control of clubs.
He stated that the required implementation of the Licencing Regulations, which took effect from January 31, would be discharged in two phases from January 2014 to November 30, 2014.
All processes required to ensure that the Club Licencing Regulations become operational must be completed by the end of the second phase, being Nov. 30, 2014, he noted.
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