Flying Eagles to sign code of conduct

Members of the Flying Eagles that will represent the country at the FIFA U-20 World Cup will sign a code of conduct before the commencement of the championship, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has confirmed.

The team, who are currently training in Germany for the World Cup kicking off in New Zealand on May 30 and the Super Falcons going for the Women’s World Cup in Canada next month, would be the first to sign the code of conduct.

The signing of the code of conduct will not be restricted to the two teams as players and officials of all the national teams are also expected to sign the memo.

“In the interest of the nation and as a means of regulating the conduct of players and officials representing the country at any point in time, Committee endorsed a proposal for all players and officials of the National Teams to sign a Code of Conduct, starting with the contingent to the FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand and the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Canada,” read paragraph four of the communiqué released after the executive board meeting of the NFF.

The meeting also resolved that elections into the boards of the various leagues – Nigeria National League, Nigeria Women League and the Nigeria Nation-Wide League – should be conducted in November 2015, with the process to commence in August this year.

Also, the communiqué said the NFF will soon enact a regulation for the protection of players of the age-grade national teams and the establishment of NFF youth players development fund.