Section 6: Functions of the Board.

The functions of the Board shall be to-(a) organise league and other matches for professional and amateur clubs in co-operation with the respective bodies recognised by the Association;
(b) organise the participation of Nigerian clubs in international competitions, subject to the prior approval of the Minister;
(c) provide, in co-operation with other bodies, adequate training for its employee and various personnel, who may be involved in the administration and organisation of league matches and its activities, with a view to improving the standard of football administration and officiating;
(d) determine such area of league activities to be commercialised, in order to earn income for the league, the professional players, professional clubs and the Association;
(e) organise and regulate the activities of the Nigerian Referees Association and the Nigerian Coaches Association;
(f) grant annual licence to persons seeking to be members of the Nigerian Referees Association and the Nigerian Coaches Association;
(g) recommend, for the approval of the Minister, the international bodies to which the Association may, from time to time, associate;
(h) set up or recognise such subsidiary bodies to assist the Board in the performance of its functions under this Act;
(i)
set up standing and ad hoc committees as the Board may consider necessary to enable the Board perform its functions under this Act; and
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(j) carry out such other functions as the Minister and the Board may consider necessary to facilitate the implementation of the provisions of this Act.