{"id":123322,"date":"2025-10-27T21:26:29","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T20:26:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=123322"},"modified":"2025-10-27T21:26:29","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T20:26:29","slug":"nff-mismanaged-fifa-funds-failed-to-build-promised-anambra-stadium-obi-alleges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/nff-mismanaged-fifa-funds-failed-to-build-promised-anambra-stadium-obi-alleges\/","title":{"rendered":"NFF Mismanaged FIFA Funds, Failed to Build Promised Anambra Stadium , Obi Alleges"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Oscar Okhifo, Abuja<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Former governor of Anambra State and Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has accused the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) of failing to deliver on a promised FIFA-funded stadium project in Awka, the Anambra State capital.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Obi, in a statement on his X platform\u00a0 on Monday, said his administration was informed that Anambra had been selected as one of six states approved for the construction of FIFA-standard stadiums fully financed by the world football governing body.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0He alleged that after the state provided land for the project, no further steps were taken to actualise it.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cDuring my tenure as governor, officials of the football federation informed us that Anambra was chosen for a FIFA-funded Goal Project. We allocated land immediately, but that was the last we heard of it,\u201d Obi said.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The former governor expressed disappointment that the project never materialised, describing it as another example of corruption and poor accountability in Nigeria\u2019s sports administration.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He lamented that since 2013, the NFF had reportedly received over $25 million from FIFA and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for sports development and youth programmes, yet had little or nothing to show for it.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cFIFA\u2019s recent revelation about the mismanagement of funds released to the NFF is both sickening and shameful. It perfectly mirrors the broader decay in how our scarce national resources are handled,\u201d he added.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Obi further cited a reported $1.2 million FIFA-funded stadium project in Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State, which he described as \u201ca national embarrassment,\u201d alleging that the facility\u2019s condition does not reflect the amount claimed to have been spent.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The former governor explained that due to the NFF\u2019s failure to deliver on the Awka project, his administration resorted to constructing smaller stadiums, such as the Chuba Ikpeazu Memorial Stadium and the Godwin Achebe Stadium in Onitsha to promote grassroots sports development across the state.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Reacting to the allegations, the NFF reportedly maintained that all funds received from FIFA and CAF are subject to strict monitoring, auditing, and compliance standards.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The federation stated that its finances are audited annually by external auditors and that funds are tied to specific developmental purposes.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Obi\u2019s comments have reignited public debate about transparency and accountability in Nigeria\u2019s sports management, particularly regarding international funding and infrastructure delivery.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Observers say the controversy highlights deeper governance challenges within the country\u2019s sports sector and underscores the need for greater oversight of funds meant for youth and grassroots development.<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Oscar Okhifo, Abuja Former governor of Anambra State and Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has accused the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) of failing to deliver on a promised&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":111184,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-123322","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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