“The Nigeria Football Federation and the entire Nigeria football family mourn with his young family at this period of grief. We pray that God Almighty will give them the fortitude to bear the loss and also grant our late friend eternal rest
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Ahmed Fresh was highly commended at Tuesday’s meeting of the NFF Executive Committee in Abuja, for the giant strides being made in the re-orientation of Nigerian referees and ready disciplinary sanctions, which have combined with capacity –enhancing programmes to improve officiating in domestic competitions
“This is to inform you that in line with the decision of the Executive Committee at its meeting held in Abuja, FCT on 13th May, 2015, and guided by Article 85 of the Nigeria Football Federation Statutes, the NFF has constituted a 5-man Normalization Committee in place of the Board of Akwa Ibom State Football Association which tenure ended since 28th February, 2015
“I have absolute faith in you. You have done this nation proud on several occasions, winning seven African Women Championship titles out of nine editions. You are daughters of glory and I see you performing beyond expectation at the World Cup
“However, we must say at this stage that the proposal is still at the level of discussions and nothing concrete has been agreed as to when the match will hold. We are awaiting feedback from the FA and will report on the outcome accordingly
The all-Bayelsa clash between Nembe City and Bayelsa United will play out at Neros Stadium, Anambra and Giwa FC will lock horns with Kukuruku Dragons of Benin in Minna, while FC Abuja and Wikki Tourists are up for battle in Katsina
The Head of the Federation Cup Unit, Ruth David, who supervised the draw, said the men’s competition has 19 Premier League clubs, 14 National League teams, 16 Nationwide League clubs and 15 non-League teams
Speaking on the BBC’s Focus on Africa programme, the NFF boss was categorical that a Stephen Keshi with enhanced capacity, working together with a Technical Study Group headed by former Nigeria captain, Austin Jay-Jay Okocha, and with the benefit of the world-renowned ProZone match preparation software would, in aggregate, be better than any foreign Coach
David also disclosed that of the 64 teams in the Men’s draw, 19 are Premier League clubs (Warri Wolves the only Premier League cut out after it lost to God’s Time FC in the Delta State preliminaries), 14 are from the second tier National League, 16 belong to the Nationwide League and an impressive 15 are non-League
Nike is designing performance and training apparel and equipment, including team kits and footballs, for the Nigerian national football team players at every level of the game. There will be an exclusive-edition team kit for all NFF teams until the 2016-17 kit launches in mid-2016
Speaking on Tuesday, NFF’s Acting President, Barrister Seyi Akinwunmi, commended the quick move by the Referees Committee, headed by another member of the NFF Executive Committee, Yusuf Ahmed Fresh, in suspending the officials for the rest of the current football season
“It’s a fresh start. We need the support of our fans, media and every Nigerian to return the team to where we truly belong,” Keshi said
Both arbiters were on duty when Sunshine Stars FC of Akure hosted Dolphins FC of Port Harcourt on Sunday
A narrow defeat in overtime (3-4) by Senegal in Saturday’s semi finals meant the two-time African champions missed the cut for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Portugal, but Audu Adamu Ejo’s wards fired from all cylinders to pound Cote d’Ivoire 9-1 on Sunday and finish in third place
Authoritative sources said the development was due to Keshi’s refusal to apologise to NFF chieftains he “abused” weeks back in the heat of the contract talks
“The qualifying series for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations are barely six weeks away, yet the national team has not taken any definite shape,” remarked Adamu
Idris Adama, the NFF Director of Marketing, told News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja that efforts were being made to secure new sponsors for the national teams before the expiration of the April 30 grace period
The NFF General Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi, was miffed when officially briefed about the antics of the defender, who captained the U-17 National Team to a record fourth FIFA U-17 world title in 2013 and also led the U-20 to a seventh African title in Senegal last month
Former Super Eagles’ goalkeeper, Etta Egbe, will take charge of events in Cross River State, while Bright Omoregie will preside in Edo State, Abdulwaheed Dauda in Katsina State and M.K. Adebiyi in Oyo State
Sanusi said: “I am one of you, having been here for the past eight years as the man in charge of the Competitions Department. We will do the running of the administration together, but there will be a tough stance against anyone who fails to sit up and do his job professionally, or indulges unnecessarily