Nigeria Football Federation president Amaju Pinnick has confirmed the receipt of a total of $1 million (one million dollars) from world football-governing body, FIFA to help deal with the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.
Pinnick made the revelation today via his official Twitter account:”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. The money was received by the @thenff and we re-confirmed the purpose from FIFA two days ago.”
FIFA approved a total of $1.5 million to be distributed to all its member associations to help cushion the financial effects of the pandemic which has crippled football activities.
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. The money was received by the @thenff and we re-confirmed the purpose from FIFA two days ago.
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— Amaju Melvin Pinnick (@PinnickAmaju) October 28, 2020
Pinnick said the Federation has now received a part of the funds adding that FIFA has committed to pay the balance of $500,000 ”sometime in January 2021”.
The NFF supremo stated the funds will be split in two equal halves with a part going to women’s football as per FIFA’s instructions and the other to men’s football.
He also revealed the world body sent $600,000 to the Federation for the FIFA Forward 2.0 projects in Birnin-Kebbi in Kebbi State and Ugborodo in Delta State.
