By Our Reporter
SUPER Eagles’ Technical
Adviser, Gernot Rohr and Team Captain Mikel John Obi have eulogized the
leadership of Nigeria Football Federation for the seminar on wealth creation
and portfolio management that afforded players and officials with fresh
knowledge in financial management and business opportunities on Tuesday
afternoon in Abuja, Sportsbiz247.blogspot.com reports.
Franco-German Rohr, who has
lost only one competitive match since taking charge of the Eagles 22 months ago
and will lead the three –time African champions at this year’s FIFA World Cup
finals, commended the NFF for the move as he noted that no condition is
permanent.
“In life, things do change
and sometimes, the changes are not what we planned or prepared for. I pray for
all these players to have long, injury –free careers but even then, you can
only play for an average of 17 years. I played for 17 years. I wish I got this
kind of guidance and advice when I was still playing.”
Captain Mikel Obi said:
“Since I started playing for Nigeria, this is the first time I am witnessing
this kind of seminar. I appeal to all my colleagues to take serious the lessons
from this program. We must plan for the days that our bodies will no longer be
able to withstand the kind of rigours they go through now. I have learnt a lot
from here that I will personally apply to my life.”
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| Mikel during the seminar |
President of Nigeria
Football Federation, Mr. Amaju Melvin Pinnick opened the session at the
Transcorp Hilton Hotel, alongside Mr. Olufemi Obaleke, Executive Director of
WAPIC Insurance Plc. Pinnick minced no words in telling players and officials
that in as much as they have been making and will certainly make some money
around the forthcoming FIFA World Cup, only wise financial decisions and
sensible investment moves could create sustainable wealth that would spare them
of any regret in the future.
“We put together this
seminar knowing that it would be of immense benefit to all members of this
team. Our care for you should not end on the field of play. We are family and
must have one another’s back always. Please take away good lessons from here so
that tomorrow, you would not become liability to anyone or the society.
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| Cross section of participants at the seminar |
“You players have all
definitely been making some good money in your various Clubs, and will also be
making money during this World Cup. It is not the money that you have that is
the wealth; it is how you invest the monies and manage your portfolio to
continue to create wealth for you.
“I know a number of
sportsmen (in Nigeria and globally) who made more than yourselves during their
career and then fell on bad times after retirement. Wisdom in financial
management and investment in the right areas would spare you of heartache in
the future.”
NFF 2nd Vice
President/Chairman of Strategy Committee, Mallam Shehu Dikko said: “There have
been several instances of people wishing they took better decisions in their
active days. As a Federation, we want you to know the secret of living a life
of comfort after you must have stopped playing.
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| Shehu Dikko at the seminar |
“You must make sacrifices
now in order to enjoy a stress –free future.”
Umar Ahmed, an Executive
Director of Zenith International Bank, Omolola Rufai of WAPIC Insurance Plc and
Esiri Agbeyi of PriceWaterHouse Coopers also spoke at the seminar.
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