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At the polls conducted by the NFF Electoral Committee in Katsina, Pinnick swept aside three other contestants, polling 34 votes.

Sierra Leone face the prospect of a ban from international competition by FIFA after the country’s Anti-Corruption Commission followed through on a threat to raid the offices of its football association on Tuesday.

The paltry outlay by global clubs on women was revealed in a new report entitled: “Women’s Transfers in ITMS.”

World football-ruling body, FIFA, on Monday named Luca Piazza and Solomon Mudege as its observers to Thursday’s elections into the Nigeria Football Federation Executive Committee 2018-2022.

The report, which has been seen by Reuters, found multiple failings in the current system, saying among its many criticisms that it led to “various abuses at the expense of young players and the integrity of competitions”.

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…

Bimo FC of Lafia on Wednesday said it would boycott the remaining matches of the Nigeria National League season pending the determination of its petition to FIFA and Nigeria Football Federation on poor officiating in the league.

FIFPro and its affiliated player associations asked professional footballers to pick a team from the best players in world football last season

The head of the Palestinian Football Association says he will contest a year-long ban from the sport imposed by world soccer governing body FIFA for calling on fans to burn jerseys and pictures of Lionel Messi.

This was contained in a letter addressed to the President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick, and dated August 30, 2018.

Oktem, the Managing Director, Slavabogu Nigeria Ltd, told the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in Lagos that the first redesigning of the 88-year-old stadium did not pass Ambode’s test for the best infrastructure.

Speaking in Abuja at the weekend, the Chairman of Giwa FC opined that the draft Nigeria Football Federation Statutes must be amended in order grant football administration in the country the autonomy its deserves.

Edwin Clark has called for sack of the Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Solomon Dalung, for allegedly discrediting Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, for recognising Amaju-Pinnick-led Board of the Nigerian Football Federation.

He was among the first to stand trial over what US prosecutors called a sprawling scheme involving payments of more than $200 million of bribes and kickbacks in exchange for marketing and broadcast rights for soccer matches

World governing body, FIFA, has intervened to take control of football in Uruguay, the South American Football Confederation has said.

The Nigeria Football Federation has expressed sincere appreciation to President Muhammadu Buhari for the unequivocal resolution of its leadership issue, which enabled Nigeria to avert suspension from international football on Monday.

In a statement in Abuja on Tuesday, Nneka Ikem Anibeze, the minister’s Special Assistant on Media, said the minister lauded the efforts of the Vice-President which aborted the ban.

He was one of the few senior members of previous FIFA president Sepp Blatter’s administration who kept his position under his successor Gianni Infantino.

World football governing body, FIFA, has suspended its planned ban of Nigeria from participating in its activities.

World football governing, FIFA, has decided to set Nigeria free from impending ban from global football activities.