Siasia said the NFF was exploring every avenue capable of bringing success, adding that it had taken steps to facilitate the players’ return to the team
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The Chairman of the Technical Committee of the federation, Chris Green, who was also present, said a list of those to make the list would be unveiled in Abuja in Thursday
He said the national teams had a single design jersey under the new contract with NIKE because the company gave NFF only what it had left in stock last year
His words: “I was actually preparing for my trip to London to meet with some of the players when the information got to me that the NFF were already talking to coaches that would replace me.
The President of the NFF, Amaju Pinnick; the 1st Vice President, Seyi Akinwunmi; and the General Secretary, Mohammed Sanusi, flew out of Nigeria on Wednesday morning for the congress, which highlight is the election of a new FIFA president among five men of varying ages and comportment.
The Head of Federation Cup, Emmanuel Adesanya, said on Tuesday that teams can no longer register as submission started on Monday and would end on Friday this week
Soft-spoken Garba, who was elevated to the U-20 team after the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup triumph, led the Flying Eagles to lift the African title in Senegal last year, but his boys failed to progress beyond the Round of 16 at the U-20 World Cup in New Zealand
In a communique issued at the end of the meeting, the NFF mandated its General Secretary, Dr. Sanusi Muhammed, to follow the due process in effecting his disengagement
The case was withdrawn following pressures from major football stakeholders and threat by the Federation of International Football Association to sanction the country
He also took timeout to fire salvos at “insane” critics, particularly his former international teammates, who he claimed have been most unfair to him with their attacks in the media
The former minister was speaking against the backdrop of a recent court case that was re-instituted by the Chris Giwa-led group, which laid claim to the leadership of the NFF following an August 26, 2014 election
The NFF President, Amaju Pinnick, reiterated that the Championship of African Nations is “both developmental and preparatory for bigger challenges” and said without mincing words that the Federation would now shift focus to the qualification race for the bigger Africa Cup of Nations
The NFF General Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi, led the NFF team that included Dr. Emmanuel Ikpeme (Deputy General Secretary), Bola Oyeyode (Ag. Director, Competitions), Ademola Olajire (Asst. Director, Communications), Abdulrafiu Yusuf (Asst. Director, Technical), Barrister Okey Obi (Chief Legal Officer), Nasiru Jibril (Personal Assistant to NFF President) and Daniel Musa (security officer)
In his 10 months in office, Sanusi has gladly received three major trophies, viz the African ñYouth Championship, FIFA U-17 World Cup and Africa U-23 Cup of Nations, as well as celebrated the U-23 team’s qualification for the Olympics and bronze medal at the All-Africa Games, the Super Eagles B’s qualification for the African Nations Championship, the U-20 girls’ qualification for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup and the Super Eagles progress in the 2018 FIFA World Cup race
While dissolving the 20 standing committees and two judicial bodies at the end of the NFF Annual General Assembly in Abuja on December 16, 2015, Pinnick stated that the dissolution was to re-invigorate the committees, make room for more inclusive arrangement and bring in more highly –qualified personalities.
Yusuf said: “This is a course that most Nigerian coaches have been looking forward to. We have notified the Confederation of African Football and we are making all necessary arrangements to have a successful programme
Inalegwu arrived at the house at 8.20am and after inspecting the scene of the incident and the environment, said the Police would do everything to nab those who took Abubakar’s life
Ibrahim, according to reports on Wednesday, was shot dead in his Abuja residence by suspected armed robbers.
Daniel Bennet (South Africa) and Joseph Lamtey (Ghana) were the 34 top Center Referees and Assistant Referees named by CAF’s referees standing committee to officiate at the tournament that is played by only locally based players
“The membership of NFF emergency committee is drawn from across the geopolitical zones, with Chief Felix Anyansi-Agwu reappointed as the Chairman of the Technical and Development Committee, representing the South-East