“He has approved funds for the NFA to ensure that large contingents of Nigerian fans are taken to Ethiopia for the game.
“Everyone who witnessed AFCON 2013 knows how vociferous Ethiopian fans could be
Browsing: Bolaji Abdullahi
The IOC had downgraded Wrestling from a sport that would feature in the 2020 Olympics to a candidate status in February 2013, meaning Wrestling had to compete for a space in the 2020 Olympics with sports such as Squash, Baseball and Softball
It was also gathered that the Minister of Sports, Bolaji Abdullahi,
who was at the stadium, was harassed, booed and chased out with throw
of stones and missiles
This occurred when the referee called off the match following attack
on an Assistant Referee by angry fans of Kwara United
The panel was set up to unearth the causes of the bonus row, which broke out after a World Cup qualifier between the Super Eagles and the Brave Warriors of Namibia
Abdullahi, who gave the approval on Monday in Abuja while receiving a “progress of work report” from the LMC, said that managers of the company deserved the extension to enable them to consolidate on their achievements
The President of the NFF, Alhaji Aminu Maigari, admitted at the
weekend that Abdullahi’s masterstroke of forging peace within the
Nigeria football family and giving ample support to the NFF to
adequately prepare Nigeria’s National Teams for major matches and championships, have contributed immensely to the new heights that our
football is scaling
The Confederation of African Football introduced the CHAN in 2009 and it is strictly for home-based footballers in the national teams.
The Minister commended the players and technical team for a job well done and assured the team of support as they proceed to the championship
The President, who was represented by Vice President Namadi Sambo, described the elegant edifice put up by the 2010 World Cup Presidential Task Force, headed by the Rivers State Governor, Hon. Rotimi Amechi, as the catalyst to development of Nigeria football
This was one of the outcome of the meeting the Minister had with the Board members of the NFF, the League Management Company and the Nigerian Women League
The footballers had rejected the allowance approved for them by the Nigerian Football Federation after two away games with the national teams of Kenya and Namibia as part of the qualification for the World Cup
The Eagles, tutored by Stephen Keshi, need to beat Malawi in the last
Group F match at home to Malawi in Calabar, Cross River State come
September. After this, the Nigerian team would be involved in a play-off to decide her qualification for 2014 World Cup In Brazil
He said: “The first major challenge that we faced in 2012 was how to resolve the various court cases that was standing in the way of our performance, especially in football
Ali had appealed for President Goodluck Jonathan’s intervention in helping him actualise his quest to make history
“I want to sincerely urge the National Assembly to make it a priority to be able to empower the NSC to function properly.
“If passed, it is going to be a huge achievement for the Honourable Minister this happened during his tenure
Among the prayers of the plaintiff was that the election that produced Alhaji Yusuf Dauda as the President of Handball Federation of Nigeria should be declared null and void
The boards of athletics, badminton, basketball, chess, cricket, darts, fives and squash were inaugurated
Colonel Samuel Ahmedu, a candidate representing the Federation of International Basketball Association, told NAN that his name was substituted with that of Patrick Omorodion, a journalist
There have been serious politicking among sports federations in the country and some of the federation presidents are using their achievements so far since they took over the saddle of leadership as a strong weapon to get re-elected while the incoming ones are using the failures, most especially in the last 2012 London Olympics, to kick out the incumbents and get elected
The two parties were summoned by the parent body, the Nigeria Football Federation, to continue from where they stopped a fortnight ago when the first meeting ended in a stalemate