Former House of Representative member, Sani Toro, has linked Nigeria's football problem, albeit the Nigeria Football Association (NFA), to the yet to be abrogated decree 101, promising to ensure its repeal, if elected as NFA boss.

Toro said the decree had served more negative purposes in football administration, though, he agreed that the government has a role to play in the funding of national teams, even after the decree has been repealed.

He prefers the NFA footing the national teams World Cups qualifications, adding that after qualification, the government should shoulder the teams participation in such tournaments.

Consequently, he said whoever emerges chairman of the NFA needs to dialogue with the National Sports Commission (NSC) instead of being confrontational.

He said "it is possible to run football without resort to government funding," adding that that the process of achieving that was a gradual one.

"It is possible for football to be self sustaining but you must also understand that once a national team qualifies for the World Cup, it becomes the responsibility of the federal government. "It is only at that point you need to engage the agency concerned, dialogue with them for the way forward," he advised.

Toro, who was also a former Secretary General of the NFA, said there was the need to promulgate a law that makes it compulsory for company to plough one per cent of their profit into sports sponsorship.

On the fate of the Nigeria Professional League, (NPL) Toro said the best way to grow the league was to commercialise it and gives it the desired autonomy to excel.

While saying he has so much to offer Nigerians even though he's still awaiting clearance to contest the election, Toro said his government would do a lot to reposition Nigeria football.