NFF Set To Examine Players Agents, Today

The Nigeria Football Fed
eration (NFF) has fixed a date for this year’s Fifa Players’ Agents Examination.
Pursuant to a directive from Fifa as contained in a circular signed by its Deputy General Secretary dated, Markus Kattner, on January 31, 2014. The Nigeria Football Federation has fixed April 3 as the date for the Players Agents Examination.
For the exams, Fifa will send a total of 15 questions that relate to the international regulations to the National Associations, while the National Association (in this case, NFF), will be required to set five questions on national subjects, and such questions shall be set as multiple choice test.
“In order to avoid potential irregularities, the examination will be scheduled for one day only,” the circular from Fifa read.
“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 licenses that are awarded as a result of the respective examinations.”
The examination will however be the last of its kind as the current licensing system will be abandoned as from this year summer.
“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,” the circular further stated.
NFF’s Chief Legal Officer, Barrister Okey Obi said that the Federation has always abided by the conditions and regulations set by Fifa for the Players’ Agents examinations, and this year will not be an exception.
“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.”