Nigeria, Morocco football authorities sign pact

Nigerian and Moroccan football authorities have signed a strategic football development partnership agreement.

According to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), the partnership agreement, signed on Thursday, is a multi-faceted understanding which includes both the federations and the league bodies.

NFF President Amaju Pinnick and 2nd Vice-President/LMC Chairman Shehu Dikko signed separate Memorandum of Understandings (MOU) with their respective Moroccan counterparts.

Both Pinnick and Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) President Fouzi Lekjaa (who is also Director of Budget in the Kingdom of Morocco) are members of the CAF executive committee.

“The strategic partnership is for technical development, exchange of ideas and contacts, training support, friendly matches, use of facilities and joint marketing where necessary,” said Dikko, who is also chairman of NFF marketing, sponsorship and television advisory committee and NFF strategic committee.

“Morocco has one of the best technical centres globally and they are still developing it, and they are delighted to make the facilities available for use by the national teams of Nigeria and Nigerian Clubs. The Kingdom also has one of the most innovative structures in managing the domestic media rights of their national teams and the elite league, which we intend to replicate.

“The agreement between the two league bodies is to collaborate in areas of mutual interest between the leagues and participating clubs.”