The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Saturday announced that Super Eagles’ second international friendly against Burkina Faso in London on Monday, has been called off. Ademola Olajire, NFF’s Director of Media and Communications, said in a statement that the development was after seven players in the Burkinabe contingent failed to secure visas into the UK. […]
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The President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick, has been appointed by the world football ruling body, FIFA, into its Organising Committee for Competitions. NFF’s spokesman Ademola Olajire disclosed this in a statement in Lagos. “Hitherto, the world body has different committees for organisation of its several competitions, including the FIFA World Cup, […]
Continue ReadingGernot Rohr, the new coach for Super Eagles has denied claims that he rejected the accommodation given to him by the Nigeria Football Federation.Rohr, who managed the senior national team for the first time in a 1-0 home win against Tanzania two weeks ago also warned against twisting his statements out of context in the […]
Continue ReadingMinister of Youths and Sports, Solomon Dalung, has frowned at the treatment meted to Samson Siasia, the coach of the national under-23 football team, by the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF).Mr. Dalung, who was fielding questions from State House correspondents in Abuja on Tuesday, after a closed door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari , said NFF […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Minister for Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung, has urged the Nigeria Football Federation to pay the U-23 national team’s Coach, Samson Siasia his five-months arrears.The minister spoke when Siasia visited with his wife Eunice to thank him for his support to the Dream Team from Atlanta to Rio where they won Bronze in the […]
Continue ReadingThe Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has congratulated the U23 National Team for winning bronze at this year’s Men’s Olympic Football Tournament in Brazil, after edging Honduras 3-2 in Belo Horizonte on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a brace from Sadiq Umar, and another goal from Aminu Umar proved decisive against a […]
Continue ReadingThe Nigeria Football federation (NFF) has announced that a two-year deal has been signed for German tactician Gernot Rohr to become technical adviser of the Super Eagles. The NFF announced the contract with the former Niger Republic and Burkina Faso coach via its Twitter account on Tuesday, just two days after its technical and development […]
Continue ReadingThe Technical and Development Committee of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Saturday said it has recommended to the federation’s Executive Board a new Technical Adviser of the Super Eagles. A report on the federation’s website quoted Ahmed Yusuf, the Vice-Chairman of the committee, as saying the committee recommended Gernot Rohr for the position. He said […]
Continue ReadingThe executive committee of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), in a swift reaction to Paul Le Guen’s statement on Twitter, has denied the appointment of the Frenchman as technical adviser of the Super Eagles of Nigeria. The executive committee said it only “recommended” Le Guen to the board of the federation. After Le Guen negatively rejected […]
Continue ReadingThe Technical Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Monday recommended Frenchman Paul Le Guen to the federation’s Executive Committee as the new Super Eagles’ Technical Adviser. Paul Bassey, a member of the committee, told newsmen after their meeting in Abuja that the committee also recommended Salisu Yusuf, the team’s interim coach, as Le […]
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