NFF to conduct FIFA Player’s Agents exam April 3

Following a circular from world football governing body, FIFA, the Nigeria Football Federation is set to conduct this year’s FIFA Players’ Agents examination on April 3, 2014. Incidentally, it will be the last such examination, as the current licensing system will be
abandoned as from this year summer.
The circular, dated January 31, 2014 and signed by Markus Kattner, FIFA’s Deputy General Secretary, explained that the world body will send to each National Association a total of 15 questions that relate to the international regulations, while the National Association (in this case, the Nigeria Football Federation), will be required to set five questions on national subjects, and such questions shall be set as multiple choice test.
FIFA said: “In order to avoid potential irregularities, the examination will be scheduled for one day only.
“FIFA has the sole authority to set questions relating to international subjects. All associations are therefore strictly forbidden from setting their own questions relating to international subjects. In the event of any violation in this regard, FIFA will not recognise the examination results from the association(s) concerned, therefore rendering invalid all players’ agents licwenses that are awarded as a result of the respective examinations.
“We kindly remind you that, following the endorsement by the FIFA Congress on 31 May, 2013 in Mauritius of the new approach on Players’ Agents Regulations, the current licensing system will be abandoned as from summer 2014.”
NFF’s Chief Legal Officer, Barrister Okey Obi, said on Tuesday that the NFF had always abided by all conditions and stipulations set by FIFA for the Players’ Agents examinations and will do likewise this year.
Obi said: “We are comfortable with all the regulations and have never had any problem with any of the conditions.
“We are prepared as ever to conduct a hitch-free and credible examination on Thursday, April 3, 2014, starting from 10am.”