“We have outlined a programme for the 2015 Men and Women Federation Cup competitions and we don’t want anything to derail us. All the final matches of the State competitions must be held either on Saturday, April 4 or Sunday, April 5,” Ruth David, Head of NFF Federation Cup Unit informed
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Patrick, who is also vice chairman of the Bauchi State Football Association, replaces Emmanuel Attah, while Ibitoye, who has a postgraduate diploma in sports management from the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, replaces Benjamin Alaiya, who has held the position since December 2011
Reacting to a story in a section of the media that Enyeama has earned only 98 caps, the NFF’s spokesman, Ademola Olajire, said on Monday that Enyeama has won 99 caps and will earn his century when the Super Eagles file out against Bolivia at the Akwa Ibom Stadium, Uyo on March 26
The Secretary of the state FA, Augustine Ogunmola, said after a three-hour mediatory meeting presided over by the Chairman of NFF states’ electoral committee, Alhaji Ibrahin Musa Gusau, on Tuesday, with stakeholders in ratio 46:9 endorsing the outcome for the elections earlier put on hold to continue
The elections conducted in Kano City on Wednesday and supervised by member of the Nigeria Football Federation Executive Committee and Chairman of the NFF Referees Committee, Alhaji Yusuf Ahmed Fresh
The elections, supervised by member of the Nigeria Football Federation Executive Committee and Chairman of the Finance Committee, Otunba Dele Ajayi, and Dr. Christian
Emeruwa (Assistant Chief Sports Officer), saw 12 of the eligible 14 delegates casting ‘yes’ votes for Ishola
He will head the group that will work at Caroline Faye Stadium, M’Bour (50 kilometres outside Dakar) in Group B of the tournament that will see Ghana, South Africa, Mali and Zambia contest for places at the FIFA U-20 World Cup finals in New Zealand this summer
A seminar for match commissioners has already been slated for March 2 to 3 in Abuja, with another seminar for Match Assessors to hold in Abuja at a date to be determined
Another seminar for match assessors will be conducted by the Referees Committee on behalf of the Match Commissioners’ Appointment Committee, with a date to be announced later
“This is in cognisance of the fact that the Deputy General-Secretary, Dr. Emmanuel Ikpeme, is also away in Accra, Ghana, with the Flying Eagles
On his way to an official meeting with FIFA President, Sepp Blatter, at the Home of FIFA on Wednesday morning, the NFF boss stopped over in the English capital and watched Sunday’s FA Cup fifth round match between Arsenal and Middlesbrough at the Emirates
Also on Monday, at elections conducted in Dutse, Jigawa State, Alhaji Sabo Abdullahi Dutse retained his seat unopposed as Chairman of the Jigawa State Football Association
Musa Amadu, the Secretary-General of the NFF, told NAN in Abuja on Monday that Eaglets should show the stuff they were made of to guarantee Nigeria’s under-17 world cup ticket
The NFF, in a statement by its Assistant Director of Communications, Ademola Olajire, said the news of Agbonavbare’s death in the early hours of Tuesday in Spain had been broken to it
In a mail sent to Emeruwa on Wednesday, the world body said: “We are pleased to announce that you have been selected to assist our security team as ‘junior’ FSO (FIFA Security Officer) and would like to propose the following assignment: FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015
Sanusi told the News Agency of Nigeria it was unlikely the national senior female team would participate in the tournament because of the competitions ahead of the team
A statement by the General Secretary of the NFF, Barrister Musa Amadu, on Monday said: “Our attention has been drawn to a report that the NFF President, Mr Amaju Melvin Pinnick, and Ambassador Chris Giwa testified before the Court of Arbitration for Sports in a case brought by Giwa and few others
The Acting President of the NFF, Barrister Seyi Akinwunmi, gave this assurance while addressing the team at the FIFA Goal Project pitch on Friday
Its First Vice Chairman, Seyi Akinwunmi, who made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja, said the association would only be involved in the elections as observers
The Eagle Online scooped that FIFA splashed each of her 209 member associations with a Christmas bonus of $1.3 million (about N234 million)