The Deputy Secretary General of the NFF, Dr. Emmanuel Ikpeme, who made the clarification in Gabon, said the NFF decided to take the Arsenal striker along as part of the new administration’s policy of encouraging Nigerians in the diaspora to identify with the national teams and make up their mind to play for the team
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It was learnt Amaju is already aware of the plot as he had been presented with the impeachment grounds
Speaking ahead of this week’s meeting of the Executive Committee scheduled for Lagos, Pinnick said the executive team will be invited to consider well-thought and properly-articulated proposals that will be diligently implemented to lead Nigeria football to a new, exciting thoroughfare
The NFF Election Appeal Committee Chairman, Okey Ajunwa, had on December 4 annulled the election of four persons into the NFF board, citing abuse of electoral process
“I am enamoured by the spirit that the referees have brought to this programme. They have shown total dedication and I am very proud to be leading this group of worthy ambassadors,” Fresh said on telephone from London
The chairman of the Appeals Committee, who was still addressing the press as at the time of filing the story, is the only member of the committee with a different view
The scribe hinted that the delay in the receipt of the $9 million prize money was due to the leadership crisis that has bedeviled the country
Ndanusa became the NOC president four years ago when he beat the then incumbent leader of the committee, Gumel, to the position
Courtney, younger sister to Super Eagles striker, Bright Dike, rejected a $7,000 bonus from the Nigeria Football Federation after featuring at the World Cup in Canada, where the Falconets finished second to Germany
Keshi’s grouse, according to the source, was that Lawal devoted all of his time criticizing his handling of the national team
The Eagle Online gathered that negotiations between the Amaju Pinnick’s group and that of Ambassador Chris Giwa over who gets what have broken down irretrievably
The Minister of Sports and Chairman of the National Sports Commission, Dr. Tammy Danagogo, made the disclosure
The Federal Government, Fifa and Caf have all recognised the Pinnick board
Danagogo made the appeal in a statement in Abuja by his Special Assistant on Media, Patrick Omorodion
If Nigeria is banned, the ban may not be lifted until May 29, 2015
The Falcons defeated the Les Lionesses 2-0 in the final at the Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia, with goals from Desire Oparanozie and Asisat Oshoala, indisputably the two best players of the competition
The NFF’s lawyers went to work immediately the ruling was made on Thursday and were able to file for the Stay of Execution on Friday.
The court has now set October 29, 2014 for hearing of the Stay of Execution
On the contempt charge against the immediate past NFF President, Aminu Maigari, and General Secretary, Barrister Musa Amadu, Justice Allagoa set it aside but warned that the orders of the court must not be disobeyed in future
Sources close to the technical department confirmed that the likes of Villarreal of Spain striker Ike Uche, Chinedu Obasi Ogbuke, Obafemi Martins, Bright Dike, Kelechi Iheanacho, Dele Alampasu and Haruna Lukman previously overlooked by Keshi could be make a return
The Nigeria Football Federation disclosed this after an emergency meeting held on Thursday morning in Abuja