The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, on Friday in Abuja said it has noted some media reports arising from a BBC documentary on one of its national team coaches.
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The First Vice President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Seyi Akinwunmi, has called on private sector players to be more supportive of the development of youth sports, explaining that their contribution would boost national sports, reduce crime rate and increase brand loyalty.
The Minister of Youths and Sports Development, Solomon Dalung, says nothing has changed in the leadership tussle at the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) in spite of a change of guards.
The President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Ambassador Chris Giwa, has approved the appointment of Deputy Editor, Sportinglife Newspapers, Ejiro Baba-Femi, as media officer of Super Falcons.
Chris Giwa, the President of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), on Thursday said the federation’s secretariat would move to the Sunday Dankaro House at the Abuja National Stadium next week.
The Nigeria Referees Association has pleaded with President Muhammadu Buhari to wade into the leadership crisis in the Nigeria Football Federation to avert FIFA’s impending ban.
The Executive Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) led by Chris Giwa has appointed Dr Emmanuel Ikpeme Acting General Secretary of the football house following corruption allegation levelled against former General Secretary, Dr Mohammed Sanusi.
Chief Chris Giwa, President, Nigeria Football Federation, has said that FIFA, the world soccer governing body, has not communicated its ban threat to the NFF.
Two ex-internationals, Friday Ekpo and Bright Omokaro, have urged the Ministry of Sports and individuals involved in the ongoing Nigeria Football Federation crisis to tread with caution to avoid FIFA ban.
The Ambassador Chris Giwa-led Nigeria Football Federation board has dismissed in strong terms a possible ban by the World football governing body, FIFA.
Pinnick, until some days ago President of Nigeria Football Federation, told the News Agency of Nigeria he was not going to speak on the federation’s leadership crisis for now.
Chris Giwa and the Amaju Pinnick-led NFF board have been involved in a leadership tussle, after a Jos High Court issued an order stopping the election which brought Pinnick to office in 2014.
Justice Kurya had,on June 5, given an ex-parte order to Mr Chris Giwa to take over mantle of leadership of the NFF in a case between Yahaya Adama and Aminu Maigari.
Pinnick approached the court for the relief after the Supreme Court judgment which ordered him to comply with the lower court’s order that compelled him to vacate the office for Giwa.
The Jos, Plateau State-based administrator, according to our source, arrived at about 3pm amid tight security at the Glass House headquarters of the NFF.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung, had on Monday directed the NFF to comply with the judgement of the Supreme Court delivered on April 27, 2018.
Keyamo spoke in response to a statement by the Minister of Sports, Solomon Dalung, directing his client, Amaju Pinnick, and members of the NFF Board under him to vacate office.
The Super Eagles lost narrowly 1-2 to perennial bogey team Argentina in Saint Petersburg, even when it appeared they were cruising with five minutes left in the encounter.
In separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday in St. Petersburg, the duo urged the players to raise the tempo of the match against the Argentines.
NFF Director of Communications, Ademola Olajire, stated this in a statement in Lagos, saying that beating Argentina would guarantee a second round berth for the Eagles at the mundial in Russia.