NFF To Improve FA Cup With GTI Deals

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NFF To Improve FA Cup With GTI Deals—-GTI Asset Management and Trust Ltd. has signed a strategic partnership deal with the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).

GTI’s Media Officer, Andrew Andrew Ekejiuba, said this in a statement released to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos.

According to the statement, the ceremony, which took place in Abuja is expected to boost the commercial value of the FA Cup, Nigeria’s oldest domestic club competition and ensure that it attracts sponsorship.

The President of the NFF, Ibrahim Gusau, commended the GTI Group for what they have achieved with the NPFL and expects the partnership to impact positively on the development of the FA Cup.

Similarly, the NFF General Secretary, Mohammed Sanusi, stated: “the NFF is delighted about this partnership as we are keen to have the glory days of the Federation Cup back.

“This agreement has the potential to robustly improve the country’s football economy.”

Reacting to the new deal with NFF, GTI’s Group Managing Director, Abubakar Lawal, affirmed that the company’s expertise and experience would further improve the management of the FA Cup.

He also assured stakeholders that beginning from the 2023/2024 edition the structure and prize money of the FA Cup would be enhanced.

“We expect that between now and the first three years of this deal, the FA Cup would have been transformed to a very competitive tournament full of excitement and glamour.

“Therefore, we call on the investing public to find it worthy to invest in our football via The Nigeria Football Fund (TNFF).

“TNFF has remained a veritable tool in driving football development to a desirable height in the country and it is registered by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC),” he said.

The FA Cup was created in 1945 and it is currently the main football single-elimination tournament in Nigeria, contested by over 2,000 teams across the 774 local governments of the Federation and FCT.

GTI became a strategic partner to the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) in 2022, and since then the financial institution has remained committed to restructuring the elite league.

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JUST IN: Crystal Palace Relegated to Conference League Amid Ownership Controversy—-Crystal Palace have been demoted from the Europa League to the Conference League next season by the UEFA governing body due to multi-club rules.

The governing body’s decision stems from Palace breaching its multi-club ownership rules and Uefa said the Eagles could appeal its ruling with the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

Nottingham Forest, who finished seventh in the Premier League last season, could replace FA Cup winners Palace in the Europa League.

Eagle Football Holdings – owned by American businessman John Textor – holds stakes in Palace and Lyon, with Uefa rules stating that clubs owned, to a certain threshold of influence, by the same person or entity cannot compete in the same European competition.

Uefa’s rules set a deadline of 1 March 2025 to show proof of multi-club ownership restructuring – a deadline which Palace missed.

Palace argued Textor does not hold any decisive influence at the club, but Uefa have not accepted the Premier League side’s defence.

Lyon, who also qualified for next season’s Europa League, take precedence over Palace because of their higher league position.

The seven-time French champions finished sixth in Ligue 1, with Palace 12th in the Premier League but qualifying for European competition by winning the FA Cup.

Earlier this week Lyon won their appeal against relegation from Ligue 1 after they were demoted for financial reasons, which affected Palace’s chances of playing in the Europa League.

Had Lyon’s relegation been upheld, they had agreed with Uefa to be excluded from the Europa League, clearing the way for Palace to play in the competition.

English football has two allocated Europa League spots, with Aston Villa securing the other after finishing sixth in the Premier League.

Forest replace Palace in the Europa League after finishing seventh, with their Conference League spot going to the Eagles instead.

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Chelsea Permit Noni Madueke To Undergo Medical Ahead Of Arsenal Move

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Chelsea Permit Noni Madueke To Undergo MedicalAhead Of ArsenalMove—-Chelsea have reported given Noni Madueke permission to undergo a medical with Arsenal in London ahead of his £52m proposed moved away from the club.

The England international, 23, will not train with Chelsea in the United States on Friday and instead travel back to the UK.

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