Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) President, Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau, has unveiled a comprehensive technical development plan for the Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL), mandating all clubs to establish youth feeder teams and raise coaching standards to continental benchmarks.

Delivering his address through NFF board member Aisha Falode at the NWFL 2025 Annual General Meeting, Gusau said the Federation would work closely with clubs to entrench youth development and technical excellence as the foundation of future success.

“Every NWFL club should establish and maintain properly functioning U-15 and U-17 feeder teams to ensure continuity and talent progression,” he declared. “This will create a sustainable development for our national teams and reduce the gap between grassroots and elite competitions.”

Gusau said the decision was inspired by Nigeria’s history of dominance in women’s football, noting:

“For decades, Nigerian women have stood tall on the world stage. Our Super Falcons remain the most successful women's national team on the African continent, 10-time champions of Africa and the only African nation to have featured in every edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup since inception.”

“These accomplishments serve as a source of national pride,” he continued, “but they also remind us of our obligations to preserve, strengthen, and expand a domestic foundation that nurtures such excellence.”

The NFF President also announced new technical requirements for coaches.

“Coaching standard must be raised,” he stated. “We would work closely with the Confederation of African Football and NFF Technical Department to ensure that every head coach in the NWFL holds a minimum of CAF B License. Our players deserve world-class technical guidance and our league deserves coaching quality that commands respect across Africa and beyond.”

Gusau said the NFF will “support the NWFL in implementing standardized coaching programs that utilize technology for player tracking, performance monitoring, and talent identification,” explaining that the Federation’s technical department is developing tools to modernize coaching education and player data management.

He charged delegates to make the Assembly count.

“As we begin this General Assembly, I urge you all to engage sincerely. Deliberate conductively and reach resolutions that would propel the NWFL to new heights. Let this gathering mark the beginning of a new chapter - one that defines courage, collaboration and reform,” Gusau said.

He concluded that if stakeholders “work together with unity and purpose, intention and strife for conviction,” the women’s league would “stand as a model of professionalism, governance, and commercial success in Africa.”