Doherty Reveals What Nigeria Will Gain When He Becomes Next NFF President

London-based enterprenuer and Team Nigeria UK founder, David Doherty, one of the aspirants in the race for NFF Presidential election revealed why he is running to become NFF President.

Doherty in a statement said, Change from the analogue way of running football. Change from making the footballers who I call the real actors secondary and administrators primary. Change from always running to the Federal Government begging for fund when, in actual sense, football can run and fund itself. I can go on and on.

 He refused to comment on whether the outgoing board has done well.

It is not about condemning the present board. Whether you say this board has failed or didn’t fail is immaterial. It won’t change anything. It won’t add any value to the situation we find ourselves in.

"I am not in the race to condemn anyone. I’m in the race to provide solutions to the avalanche of problems bedeviling our football. I wish to state that my position is to improve or build on whatever has been done or achieved by this administration or to provide solutions and fix what has been ignored or left undone.

He argued that despite staying abroad he has contributed immensely to the development of football in Nigeria through his pet project. "The Team Nigeria project started in the UK and I had to bring it into Nigeria to help our teenagers within the age bracket make a career in football and education in Europe.

"It is a combination of football and education with an opportunity of sponsorship for the players/students. "As I speak we have assisted quite a number of Nigerian kids towards realizing their ambition and dreams of playing football and schooling.

"I must also say that the Team Nigeria project is affiliated to clubs in the UK which gives us leverage to pursue and achieve the individual goals of the kids.

So I have been on ground in Nigeria. I have been working in Nigeria even as I shuttle the UK.

He spoke on whether or not he is qualified to contest according to the statute.

"For now everything seems to be shrouded in secrecy and the reason for this remains a mystery to me or do I say many of the aspirants.

But that will not deter me from pursuing this dream of changing the sad narrative of our football administration. We are waiting to see what the laws will look like to know who and who qualifies to run or contest."