Nigeria’s final preparations for the 32nd Africa Cup of Nations which will hold in Egypt is set to begin on Sunday, the Nigeria Football Federation said on Friday.
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Nigeria will take on neighbours Togo in the 2019 WAFU Cup of Nations holding in Thies, Senegal from September 28 to October 13, the Nigeria Football Federation says.
Super Falcons’ strikers, Asisat Oshoala and Chinwendu Ihezuo, have arrived the Super Falcons’ Avita Resort camp in Austria, completing the final squad of 23 players.
Asisat Oshoala, Desire Oparanozie and Onome Ebi headline the 23-player list of Super Falcons players heading to the 8th FIFA Women’s World Cup finals in France.
Nigeria’s national under-20 male football team, the Flying Eagles, on Sunday arrived in Poland for this year’s FIFA U-20 World Cup which begins on Thursday.
Super Eagles Coach Gernot Rohr on Tuesday listed midfielder Mikel John Obi, Ahmed Musa and 23 others in a 25-man squad to prepare for the Africa Cup of Nations finals in Egypt.
The Nigeria Football Federation says it is working hard to secure the visa that will enable stranded youth international Kelechi Nwakali return to Portugal.
The winger, according to NFF Assistant Director of Communication, Ademola Olajire, departed the team’s camp at about 12pm on Sunday.
FIFA President, Gianni Infantino, has condoled with families and friends of late Taiwo Ogunjobi, the former Secretary-General of NFA and former Board Member, who passed away on February 11.
The Nigeria Football Federation says the death of Taiwo Ogunjobi, a former Executive Committee member, is akin to the fall of a big tree.
Ademola Olajire, Head of Communications Department at the Nigeria Football Federation, said on Wednesday in a statement that the tournament was important to the Nigerian side.
The Director of Communications, Nigeria Football Federation, Ademola Olajire, on Monday read that a delegation comprising of 16 players and nine officials, departed Nigeria aboard an Egypt Air flight on Monday afternoon.
The Nigeria Football Federation on Thursday said it has put in place plans to provide the Super Falcons with better preparations for the 8th FIFA Women’s World Cup finals.
The Nigeria Football Federation on Saturday threatened to file a suit over media claim that President Muhammadu Buhari has directed that its President, Amaju Melvin Pinnick, should be prosecuted.
Head Coach of Nigeria’s Senior Women National Team, Thomas Dennerby, has invited 45 players for the first phase of camping of the team ahead of November’s Africa Cup of Nations holding in Ghana.
According the federation’s Media Aide, Ademola Olajire, Pinnick gave the advise on Sunday while congratulating the “People’s Elephant” for their 5-1 defeat of Rayon Sports of Rwanda.
Among the candidates vying for the president of the NFF includes incumbent, Amaju Pinnick, who is also the 1st Vice President of CAF, and member of the Organizing Committee for FIFA Competitions, a statement by Ademola Olajire, NFF’s Director of Communications said.
The Liberian President, a former World Footballer of the Year and African Footballer of the Year, said that Nigerian football had always inspired him.
The Nigeria Football Federation Committee on Ethics and Fair Play has banned Super Eagles’ Chief Coach Salisu Yusuf from all football–related activities for one year with immediate effect.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the tournament which is expected to run from September 2 to September 15, serves as the qualifying competition for the 2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations.