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Former Super Eagles captain, Austin Jay-Jay Okocha, will get to
know on Monday whether his aspiration to get into the board of the Nigeria
Football Federation, to represent his home state, Delta, will eventually see
the light of day.

The legendary midfielder, whose career with the Super Eagles
spanned a period of 12 years before his international retirement at the end of
2005, isn’t however alone in the race for the state’s solitary slot, as he has
as a co-contestant in a certain Collins Eselemo.

Asaba is venue

Accordingly, the board of the Delta Football Association, DFA,
has set aside Monday in Asaba to decide between the ex-international, who is a
member of the presidential task force to the last World Cup in South Africa,
and who has been clamouring to serve in the football house since his retirement
from international football, and Eselemo, who would be representing the state in
the forth-coming elections billed for August.

DFA boss, Amaju Pinnick, said the decision to go into voting by
the 12-member board of the DFA was as a result of the fact that two prominent
individuals from Delta have indicated interest in representing the state on the
board of the NFF.

Pinnick then added that for the sake of transparency and
fairness to all the interested parties, the board of the DFA has decided to
meet at its secretariat in the state capital to elect their candidate.

While disclosing that the board will discuss other issues
affecting football in the state and the way forward, Pinnick said both Okocha
and Eselemo are expected to be at the venue to address the board members on
their plans to take the game to the next level if they eventually get into the
board of the NFF.

He further disclosed that the meeting will begin at 10am, while
the elections are expected to commence an hour later.