African Nations - Foreign Coach v. Local Coach

A few weeks ago, ex Nigerian international Finidi George was announced as the new coach of the Nigerian national football team - the Super Eagles 🦅

Football Jerseys 👕😍

A football jersey is a shirt worn by members of a footie team to identify them as members of that team. A uniform basically…🤷🏽‍♀️.

Part 3: FIFA Training Compensation - Article 20 RSTP ⚽️

If you haven’t read Parts 1 and 2, it would be a good idea to take a quick peak at those before reading Part 3.

Part 2: FIFA Training Compensation - Article 20 RSTP ⚽️

All clubs affiliated to FIFA and registered on TMS are categorised (from 1 to 4) based on the club’s financial investment in training players.

Part 1: FIFA Training Compensation - Article 20 RSTP ⚽️

Training Compensation (“TC”) is another one of FIFA’s training rewards. Those who know me know how passionate I am about the subject of training rewards because it gives back to the grassroots.

FIFA Football Agent Exam Advice 🗣️

It’s the FIFA Football Agent exam ✍🏼in less than a week and quite a few people have reached out asking for exam tips.

Professional v Amateur football players - ARTICLE 2 RSTP ⚽️

According to the FIFA regulations, players participating in Organised football are either amateurs or professionals.

Part 3: Multiple Nationality Football Players - Switching national teams 🔁⚽️🌍

Another question that often crops up is “Can I switch and play for my country of origin when I have already played for my country of birth?”.

Part 2: Multiple Nationality Football Players - Sense v. Sentiments

In Part 1, Chinedu established that he was eligible to play for Nigeria and England. So what next? How does he decide which country to play for? 🤷‍♀️

Part 1: Multiple Nationality Football Players - Eligibility 🇳🇬🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿⚽️

Football players who are eligible to play for more than one country are usually left confused and conflicted about which country to play for.

Yaaay!!! 🙌🏽…. It’s Mental Health Awareness Week from May 13 to 19 May so I thought….

Admittedly, we all need to take care of our mental health, especially if we work in high pressure environments.

Part 2: FIFA Solidarity Mechanism - ARTICLE 21

I usually find that it’s easier to explain solidarity contributions with an example. If you haven’t watched my video on Electronic Player Passports or EPPs (as they are called these days)

Part 1: FIFA Solidarity Mechanism - ARTICLE 21

Another one of my favourite topics 😍… because it gives back to the grassroots 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

ATTENDING CONFERENCES 🔊🔊🔊

New and aspiring football agents have been asking how best to grow their network…

I have a very serious concern in relation to…….

Under the new FIFA Football Agent process, all I had to do to allow me represent minors was to complete a Continuing Professional Development (CPD) course, which was actually very interesting by the way.

FAKE FOOTBALL AGENTS 👮🏼‍♂️🚔

This may be a good time to revisit one of my favourite topics 👉🏾 Fake Football Agents !

Third Party Ownership (TPO) - PART TWO

To help us answer this question let’s examine two hypothetical scenarios of simple TPO agreements (an advantage and a disadvantage):

Third Party Ownership (TPO) - PART ONE

Third Party Ownership is a controversial topic which although banned by FIFA in 2015,

Did you know

…..A player does not have to pay an agent any commission where he/she concluded their employment contract without the involvement of the agent.

Data Scouting… 📈📊✍🏼

Every time players in Africa hear that there is going to be a scouting tournament, attended by lots of European scouts and agents, it sends pure excitement through the air 😆🤸🏾‍♀️⚽️🌎.

Did you know

After venturing into the PR side of the football industry around 2007-ish, and travelling to Ghana to work on a couple of projects with Ghanaian internationals

REPRESENTATION CONTRACTS 📑

This is where you work with one agent and you are not allowed to enter into a representation agreement with any other agent(s) for the duration of the exclusive agreement you signed with the agent.

⚽️⚽️⚽️ Individual Match Bonuses ⚽️⚽️⚽️

I have had some interesting conversations recently about bonuses - "match goal bonuses", "appearance fees", "winning bonuses", "qualification bonuses", "promotion bonuses",

*** Football Player / Agent relationships ***

In my last post I specified the need for football players to use a licensed agent, but I also hinted at the fact that using a licensed agent doesn’t guarantee success.

***WORKING WITH A LICENSED AGENT***

I am regularly asked by young players how best to find a suitable football agent to work with. My first advise is to make sure the agent is licensed by FIFA.

Let’s talk about the FIFA CLEARING HOUSE 😥😩😭 - PART 4

Here is the final scenario (for now…) in the “FCP Series” and then we can move onto a few other areas of interest… Quite a few suggestions have been coming through so I’ve added them to my list 😊

Let’s talk about the FIFA CLEARING HOUSE 😥😩😭 - PART 3

I have received a few experiences shared privately where individuals didn’t feel comfortable sharing them publicly. These were mainly about their MAs, unsurprisingly.

Let’s talk about the FIFA CLEARING HOUSE 😥😩😭 - PART 2

Thank you for all the comments on the previous post and to all those that reached out to offer assistance with navigating the hurdles of the FIFA Clearing House (“FCH”).

Let’s talk about the FIFA CLEARING HOUSE 😥😩😭 - PART 1

This is an area that may not be familiar to a lot of people, however, over the past few days/weeks this topic has been a recurring one in my circles so I’d like to hear the experiences of others in the (African) football circle.

FIFA Regulations

FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players (“RSTP”): Article 14bis - Unilateral termination of a contract with “Just Cause”.

FIFA Regulations

FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players (“RSTP”): Article 12bis - Non Payment of Salaries

Regulations

FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players (“RSTP”): Article 12bis - Non Payment of Salaries

Eby's Life Experiences

Over the next few weeks, I thought I’d share some of my experiences of working in the football industry.

JAPA AIRWAYS ✈️🌍

Nigerians are well versed with the Nigerian slang “Japa”, which is a term used to describe someone emigrating to another country! In the Yoruba language it loosely translates to “escape” or “run away”

The joys of working as a football agent..

What is it with clubs that want the best of the best, but won’t (or can’t afford to) pay for it…? 🤷🏽‍♀️

Cybercrime Prevention

The Cybercrime Prevention Act 2012 defines Cyberbullying as “acts of using information and communications technology to intimidate, harass, or cause emotional distress”.

HEALTH 🫀

It was absolutely devastating to hear that five Nigerian fans collapsed and died watching the Super Eagles play Bafana Bafana during the hashtag#AFCON2023 semi final match last Wednesday. May their souls rest in perfect peace 🙏🏾.

I ❤️ AFCON as it’s a great opportunity provider !!!

Young footballers always ask what it takes to be successful. As much as I know that there isn’t a guaranteed recipe for success, the recipe that always comes to mind (and which could apply to any industry) is -