The Honourable Minister of Youth Development, who is also the supervising Minister/Chairman of the National Sports Commission, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi on Tuesday in Abuja unveiled the construction of the Nigeria Football House, which will, on completion, house the Nigeria Football Federation.

The short but significant ceremony took place at the site of the project, inside the Package B of the National Stadium Complex, Abuja.

It is very close to the FIFA Technical Centre.

Giving a background to the project, the Director-General, National Sports Commission,
Chief (Dr) Patrick Ekeji traced the setting up of the Presidential Task Force for the Super Eagles’ qualification for the 2010 FIFA World Cup finals in South Africa, headed by Governor Chibuike Amaechi of Rivers State, and said the Task Force unanimously agreed on utilizing money left from the assignment on a befitting legacy for Nigeria football.

In his speech, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi lauded the Presidential Task Force for the initiative, saying that the Force had set a worthy example that persons called up to serve the country in any capacity should always think of leaving projects and programmes that would endure.