Ogah's sport blog: Important rules in signing football contract, how to succeed from Amateur to a pro.

Ogah's sport blog: How to draw attention of a football scout, rules in signing football contract

The more complicated and sought for the professional footballers. Here are important rules you should know about when potentially signing a professional contract:
* A player can only sign a professional contract when he is 15 years old or older, it has to be co-signed by his parents or custodian.

* A player who is 18 years old or younger can only sign a contract for a maximuim of 3 years.

* The minimuim length of a contract is from it's effective date to season end.

* A contract between a professional and a club may on be terminated upon expiry of the terms of the contract or by mutual aggrement.

* A contract may be terminated by either party without consequences of any kind (either payment of compesation or imposition of sporting sanction) where is just a clause.

* The validity of a contract may not be made subject to a succesful medical examination and/ the grant of a work permit.

* All other contract in football are limited to 5 years......WE WANT ALL THE GRASSROOT FOOTBALLERS TO SUCCEED AND REALISE THEIR DREAM OF PLAYING PROFESSIONAL.