NFF berates Globacom over N1bn to Man United

Nigeria Football Federation, NFF has expressed dissatisfaction over the way telecommunication giant, Globacom Limited is handling its sponsorship contract agreement with the football house.

While Globacom has paid its sponsorship deal of N1 billion to English Premier League club side, Manchester United this season, NFF said yesterday that Globacom has failed to pay the N350million sponsorship fee for last year, a situation Otunba Sunday Dele Ajayi, Ondo State FA chairman who represented NFF at the FCT FA election said it will not augur well for the development of Nigeria football.
‘’You cannot imagine our sponsor paying Manchester United without recourse to fulfilling its contract agreement to NFF. As I speak, Globacom is indebted to NFF to the tune of N350 million. This is a company that is making money from the country and cannot pay NFF their money.’’
Speaking at the FCT FA election yesterday, Ajayi called on all the state Football Associations to work with the Nigeria Football Federation with a view to enhancing the rapid development of Nigeria football.
Results of the election conducted yesterday saw Musa Taalle Sa’eed retaining his position as chairman while Patrick Ngwogue and Mohammed Adamu elected of first and second vice chairman respectively.
Others elected are Onigbinde Akinnade, representing the National League while Musa Zakari and Nlemigbe Victoria represented National Women and Nationwide League.
FCT League was represented in the board by Adejumo Akintunde Oluyemi.