NFF confirms receipt of $1m from FIFA as COVID-19 Palliatives
President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick has confirmed the receipt of $1 million as COVID-19 palliatives from world football governing body, FIFA.
According to Pinnick, the fund is composed of $500,000 for “men’s football and $500,000 for the women’s game,” while also revealing FIFA will send in another “$500,000 in January 2021” as part of the palliatives.
He also revealed that FIFA sent $600,000 for the FIFA Forward 2.0 projects in Birnin-Kebbi, Kebbi State and Ugborodo in Delta State while stating that the body will be expecting $300,000 from the Confederation of African Football (CAF) before November 1st, 2020.
According to Pinnick, the NFF will work with an auditing firm to ensure the disbursements follow the best global practices.
“Huge appreciation to football’s world governing body, @FIFAcom, for the $1 million (one million dollars) the Federation has received in the frame of COVID-19 palliatives,” Pinnick began in a series of tweets on his handle on Wednesday, October 28..
“The money was received by the @thenff and we re-confirmed the purpose from FIFA two days ago.”
“At $300,000 each, it will enable the mini-stadia in both centers to start at a very good pace, as we earmark completion by the end of March 2021,” the Federation leader added.
“With the $200,000 we have already ring-fenced from our sponsors’ funds for the purpose, the coast will then be clear for us to start the disbursement of funds to the beneficiaries, as captured in our approved template, from next week.”
“Beneficiaries MUST ensure 100% compliance to guidelines by ensuring that all funds are paid into designated accounts,” the Delta-born Pinnick stated.
“I would also like to thank all beneficiaries for their patience and understanding at these trying times. Finally, I would like to wish @FIFAcom President, Gianni Infantino God’s speed as he recovers.”
See the tweets below:
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Those who say money can’t buy happiness are shopping at the wrong places.
Oooooh, thats a bit too harsh. Let me put a ‘lol’ at the end of it.
It look awesome
Money can’t buy happiness, but it pays for internet, which is pretty much the same thing.
That Awesome Moment, When You Find A Free WiFi In Public Places..
That’s Good news for the federation… Congratulations to them…
You see sincere Fifa was in bringing the money please be sincere also in sharing it. That’s my own
Thank you FIFA for 5he gift…but please make sure you do processing to ensure the money share accordingly and protect the money.
OMG! What a huge amount of money received by NFF, I hope the money received will be utilized for what has been earnmarked for. Congrats.
That’s the reason why you people are punishing us because of the palliative you will receive or has been received from Europe or world, this is unfair you received palliative but refused to give it out to Nigerians that is Wickedness.
Collecting palliative here and there without let the citizens who suffers for the pandemic feel the impact that attitude is callous, I will just implore you to it accordingly with siphoning any Kobo.
Congratulations to NFF as your money to chop don come around. They called this palliative money we go see how you go do am. Useless people.
See all the big amounts of money you people are getting but still no one knows what you do with it
Things are supposed to be normal in this country but some people are the menace we have in this country
use it well we don’t need story oo
Good job…congratulation!
Wow so large,nice one.
I just hope all funds will be paid into designated account as stated.
Appreciate