The Nigeria Football Federation has expressed profound shock and a sense of deep sorrow at the passage on Saturday, 18th April 2020 of Mallam Abba Kyari, Chief of Staff to His Excellency President Muhammadu Buhari (GCFR). NFF’s director of communications, Ademola Olajire, said, “Mallam Abba Kyari’s death is a big loss to the NFF, Nigerian Football family […]
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has been sent contract guidelines according to an official of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). The 66-year-old has two months left on his current deal and negotiations were expected to have started in January but in March Rohr said he was still waiting to hear from the governing body. READ ALSO: Everton […]
President of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, and former Vice-President of CAF, Amaju Pinnick on Monday has said that the federation will distribute tuber of yam to Nigerians as palliative measure to encourage citizens stay at home during the lockdown brought about by the deadly coronavirus pandemic. Pinnick responding to newsmen, when asked what the […]
The Nigeria Football Federation{NFF} on Monday called on Nigerian football family including stakeholders to pray hard in view of recent deaths and kidnappings of football players which have caused serious concern in the polity. President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Mr. Amaju Melvin Pinnick said the deaths of three footballers in a horrendous auto crash […]
Ilorin – The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) late Wednesday in Abuja announced the cessation of all forms of football activities in the country for the next four weeks. Ademola Olajire, the NFF Director of Communications, in a statement said the shutdown was “as a result of the global coronavirus pandemic’’. He said the shutdown affected […]
Nigeria Football Federation is set to constitute a panel to look into the circumstances surrounding the unfortunate death of Nasarawa United player Chineme Martins during a Nigeria Professional Football League match in Lafia City Stadium. The committee is mandated to investigate the medical, security and administrative lapses which led to the untimely demise of the […]
Abuja – The Nigeria Football Federation ( NFF) has relocated to it’s new secretariat, six years after the office was completed. The new secretariat named ‘Sunday Dankaro House’ is located in the Moshood Abiola national stadium, Abuja. The office, constructed at the cost of N337 million, was inaugurated in July 2013 by former Vice- President, Namadi […]
The Nigeria Football Federation has stated that Mr. Bitrus Bewarang remains the Technical Director of the football governing body, and that at no time has the body called for applications from candidates for his position, not to talk of appointing anyone into the post. READ ALSO: NGF set to flag off Region 2 & 3 […]
The Stephen Keshi Stadium in Asaba will host next month’s 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match between Nigeria’s Super Eagles and the Leone Stars of Sierra Leone. Ademola Olajire, the Director of Communications, Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), announced this in a statement on Sunday, quoting the federation’s General Secretary, Mohammed Sanusi. Kanu’s parents burial […]
The FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup finals which will be staged in India for the first time since its launching in New Zealand in 2008 would see Flamingo in their best form as 39 of them are currently at the training camp. The General Secretary of the Nigeria Football Federation, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi on Thursday […]
Mr Sunday Dare, Minister of Youth and Sports Development, has urged the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to fast track the process of relocating to its new office complex. The minister said this on Thursday when he paid a working visit to the Sunday Dankaro House, NFF’s new office complex at the Moshood Abiola Stadium, Abuja. […]
Minna – Alhaji Ahmed Yusuf, member Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), on Monday called for regular grassroots football competitions across the nation to entrench the game on budding talents. Yusuf made the call during the 2019 Minna Emir’s Football Competition finals in Minna, Niger. The NFF member spoke against the backdrop of Nigeria’s poor performance in […]
NFF’s 2nd Vice President/Chairman, League Management Company, Mallam Shehu Dikko on Thursday called on the nation’s football family to unite stronger than ever, as the present administration pursues the implementation of policies and programmes to take the nation’s game to higher heights of excellence. Speaking at the opening ceremony of this year’s NFF Match Commissioners’ […]
Former super Falconet goal keeper, Abidemi Aluko who in July revealed that she was fighting breast cancer and in need of Nigerians help to meet up medication bills. The 26 year-old would be the first to benefit in the Athletes Sustenance Fund (ASF) introduced by the honourable minister of youths and sports, Mr. Sunday Dare. […]
Shehu Dikko, the second vice-president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), has denied an allegation that they owed the women’s team outstanding bonuses and allowances The Super Falcons crashed out of the Women’s World Cup following a 3-0 defeat to Germany in the Round of 16 at Stade des Alpes in Grenoble on Saturday. After […]
The Nigeria Football Federation has come out to deny allegations of player extortion and infighting among the technical crew of the Flying Eagles led by head coach, Paul Aigbogun. The owner of the blog known for attacking media men and spreading falsehood about players, as well as the Federation, also alleged that players were forced […]
Just a month plus to the beginning of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, the Super Eagles’ Technical Adviser Gernot Rohr is not a happy man. This was revealed to newsmen by a very close source to the team who spoke on the condition of anonymity. The source further revealed that the Franco-German Coach’s contract […]
Nigeria’s international friendly against the Teranga Lions of Senegal may hold in Spain as part of build up ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations, President of the Senegalese Football Federation Augustin Senghor has revealed. Speaking to journalists on Monday, Senghor who has returned to Dakar after witnessing the draw for the Africa Cup of […]
The Nigeria Football Federation has approved the appointment of Per Harlsson, a conditioning coach and Matti Demegard as a video analyst for the Super Falcons, ahead of the 2019 Women’s World Cup finals in France. Both were recommended by Head Coach Thomas Dennerby. This according to a statement from the NFF’s Communications department will boost […]
Christian Chukwu, former Green Eagles Captain and Super Eagles’ Coach, on Monday described the Late Taiwo Ogunjobi as the best Secretary in Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) history. Chukwu said the country would miss Ogunjobi’s intellect and germane contributions to the development of Nigeria’s football. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Taiwo Ogunjobi was […]