Monday 3rd February, 2020
By William D. Ezah –
GNA Special Correspondent, Budapest, Hungary
Budapest, Hungary,
Feb. 03, GNA – Africa has been identified as one of the leading exporters of
football players to Europe and elsewhere, but gets little in return.
Mr. Gianni Infantino
– President of International Football Federation Association (FIFA) made this
known on Monday, February 3, when he met over 300 journalists at the 83rd
International Sports Press Association (AIPS) Congress in Budapest, Hungary.
He said, Africa has
not gained much from player exports due to the operations of some football
agents who lured players to sign crazy contracts, whilst others are signed at a
very tender age.
According to the
FIFA President, the operations of these agents have become a major worry to
player transfers from Africa and there are plans to review commissions to
agents as part of efforts to curb the menace.
“We are going to
reintroduce licensing of agents. You need to have some qualifications and
qualities before becoming an agent.
“We are going to cap
the commissions, since some are too much. Henceforth no relative of a player be
it father, mother, brother sister or cousin would be an agent of a player,” he
added.
He said, “my mission
and my objective is to make football global, not just for national teams but
also at club level. For example, most teams qualifying in Russia World Cup were
from Europe and South America”.
GNA