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.
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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
Speaking on Tuesday, the NFF President, Amaju Pinnick, said the Minister’s statement and general comments with regards to the monitoring of the players were in tandem with the plans of the Nigeria Football Federation for the glory of the boys
He said: “The executive board of the NFF duly elected and lawfully sworn in on August 26, 2014 held its meeting from December 21 to December 22, 2015
According to the budget estimate the football federation presented to the National Assembly and reflected in its Annual General Assembly document under the caption 2016 Budget Summary Sporting Activities, the Glass House however did not give a breakdown of whether the arrears of 2015 was captured in the amount set aside
The document revealed that while N1.5 billion would be spent on Super Eagles’ participation in the Championship of African Nations scheduled for Rwanda from January 16 to February 7, 2016, the amount would take care of the team’s camping and selection of players, qualifiers, overseas training tour as well as actual participation in the competition
Akinwunmi said: “Surely, the players and officials deserve commendation. But the NFF wants to give kudos to the Ambassador of Nigeria to Senegal, Mrs Katyen Jackden (with concurrent accreditation to Mauritania), as well as the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports, Mr. Christian Ohaa and the Director-General of the National Sports Commission, Mallam Alhassan Saleh Yakmut
The NFF General Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi, disclosed on Monday that the Minister of Youth and Sports, Barrister Solomon Dalung, will declare the big event open. The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Youth and Sports, Christian Ohaa, and the Director-General of the National Sports Commission, Mallam Alhassan Yakmut, are also expected
“But we give a lot of credit to the players and the officials, led by Coach Samson Siasia, because they showed exceptional perseverance and unyielding spirit to do the nation proud
“As part of our mandate, we will do a thorough job and restore normalcy to Anambra FA that has been without constituted leadership since February 28,” Chukwuemeka said
Pinnick said the Federal Government has shown care and concern about the National Teams and that President Muhammadu Buhari has been a great father to all the sports, football inclusive
The President of the NFF, Amaju Pinnick, said the joint meeting had become necessary in order to find a permanent solution to the discord that has seen two different bodies claiming to represent the interests of professional footballers in Nigeria for so many years now
“It is okay for the NNL; we are still committed to organising a befitting Super Four tournament for our league.
“We planned to round off the season before the Annual General Assembly of the NFF, which will now hold in the month of December
Pinnick stated: “I was contacted immediately after the incident and I know that the airplane was not in any serious problem. When these things happen, the tendency is for people to sensationalize
“NFF has agreed that Amuneke will remain to nurture the next Golden Eaglets, which will start preparing for the 2017 African and world championships by next year,” he said
But speaking at their first training session upon arrival at Concepción on Monday, the NFF Deputy General Secretary, Dr. Emmanuel Ikpeme, said the NFF was impressed with the positive attitude and ambience within the rank and file of the team