“This is one death that gnaws at the heart real tight. A young man with his life ahead of him, someone doing so well in his profession and in his avocation, and had worked hard to earn the respect of colleagues and acquaintances across board. I am in deep shock and sorrow,” a flustered President of NFF, Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau said in Algeria where he is attending the ongoing African Nations Championship as a guest of the Confederation of African Football.
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The warm-up game was another tune-up session to the game against Junior Chipolopolo of Zambia on Saturday at the Moshood Abiola Stadium, as part of the general preparations for the Africa U20 Cup of Nations tournament in Egypt next month.
The Minister said this at the 14th edition of the President Muhammadu Buhari’s Administration Scorecard Series (2015-2023).
NFF’s Director of Media and Communications, Ademola Olajire, said on Wednesday: “This clarification becomes necessary in view of an incorrect report that has been given wings by sections of the media, insinuating that the NFF President spoke of an impending wall against foreign-born or foreign-based players as far as selection of players into the National Teams is concerned.
Nwosu, the youngest player in the Nigeria squad that won the Africa Cup of Nations title on home soil in 1980, had been in the hospital for some time now, with top politicians, captains of industry and football chieftains all showing interest in his health status.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the ex-international, who played up to the senior level, died on Monday.
The suspension of Jada was announced by the NFF General Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi, on Tuesday.
The 62-year-old, who took charge of the team in May, has however not made an official complaint on the non-payment.
Gusau, while inaugurating the IMC said it needed to imbue the league with integrity, credibility and a firm hand on management and administration to turn things around for the better.
President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau will on Friday inaugurate the Interim Management Committee of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) as composed by the Hon. Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare on behalf of the Federal Government.
The empanelling of the football experts, which also includes Alhaji Abba Mukhtar, has been done pending the composition of sub-committees by the new NFF Executive Committee, and the panel will be inaugurated on Thursday, 20th October at the NFF Secretariat by Alhaji Gusau.
The former Super Eagles’ captain and coach was received by the team’s Coordinator, Bashir Badawy at the Lekan Salami Stadium in Ibadan, as the team was going through series of training sessions under the supervision of Coach Salisu Yusuf and his lieutenants, Kennedy Boboye, Abubakar Bala and goalkeeper’s trainer, Suleiman Shuaibu.
The Flamingos are up against South American side, Chile inside the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar as from noon Nigeria time on Monday (4pm in India). Both teams have three points each but Africa’s best team boasts superior goals tally and will qualify if the game ends in a stalemate.
In a letter dated 5th October and personally signed by him, world’s football supremo wrote: “Please accept my warmest greetings and sincere congratulations for your recent election as President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).
Agwu, who had previously served as a member of the NFF’s executive committee, was on Friday elected and sworn into the second highest office of Nigerian football at the NFF’s Congress in Benin.
Gusau contested with several other candidates in the election but was favoured to have received the highest vote from the electorates.
In the judgement delivered on Thursday, the Court of Appeal told the NFF it could go ahead with the poll on September 30.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Marcello was amongst other three aspirants disqualified by the Committee from contesting for President in the upcoming NFF Elective Congress on September 30 in Benin.
Harrison Jalla, Chairman, PFAN Taskforce, made the position of the association known to newsmen on Friday in Abuja.
He was elected at the association’s congress that took place on Friday at the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.