Nigeria has joined the World
Minifootball Federation (WMF), responsible for organising six-aside football.
This was made known by Andy
Elerewe, the President, Minifootball Association of Nigeria (MAN), in Abuja
yesterday.
According to Elerewe, the country
joined WMF to enable her participate in the African Minifootball Cup, scheduled
to hold in Tripoli, Libya, between May 5 and May 12.
Elerewe said the association
assembled its team to the African championship after four days of its
affiliation to the world body.
“I can proudly tell you all, that
we have successfully completed our registration with CAC, and just four days,
Nigeria was officially accepted and affiliated by the World Minifootball Federation
(WMF) at its Extraordinary General Assembly of April 27, 2018.
“So, I can authoritatively inform
you that we are now one of the 144 countries that are duly accredited and
affiliated to the WMF, whose membership cuts across the six continents of the
world.
“The Africa Minifootball Cup
tournament taking place in Tripoli, Libya, from May 5 to May 12, 2018 will have
nine countries officially accredited for it and attending,” Elerewe said.
According to him, 11 players will
represent the country at the tournament which is a six-aside football game.
“Ladies and gentlemen,
Minifootball is the new craze in global sports. Though, it’s as old as the
regular football, the sport became an officially organised international
sporting game under the auspices of the WMF in 2013.
“Minifootball is a six-aside
bears football game, played out-door on a natural or artificial grass, with
only nine players (six in play), smaller goal post and a smaller field of about
(46mx26m), and 30 minutes duration each half with a 10 minutes break.
“Already the sport which has
continued to dominate the attention of the world, is officially recognised in
over 140 countries; since it held its first Minifootball World Cup in nine
cities in the United States of America in 2015, there has not been a going
back.
“Tunisia hosted the 2017 world
edition,” he added.
Justine Madugu, Head Coach of the
minifootball team, “The Jaguar,” assured Nigerians that the team would do its
best to win the tournament in spite being a participant for the the first time.
Madugu said plans were on to
establish standard local leagues in the country as mandated by the world body.
He said that the local leagues
were expected to translate into a continental championship with an opportunity
for clubs to compete at the world stage.
“The Minifootball World Cup and
the continental championships are organised bi-yearly,” Madugu said.
The WMF has its headquarters in
Czech Republic, while the African Minifootball Federation (AMF) has its head
office in Tunisia.
Additionally, the WMF has no link
with the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA), which
organises football, including five-aside.
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