The crash claimed Tijani’s younger brother, Ibrahim, a member of the 1993 FIFA U17 World Cup-winning Golden Eaglets.
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The Nigeria Football Federation has appointed former Super Eagles’ captain Austin ‘Jay Jay’ Okocha and Nwankwo Kanu as well as former star winger Tijani Babangida as scouts and motivational figures for Nigeria’s campaign at the 32nd Africa Cup of Nations taking place in Egypt this summer.
“He has maintained he will decide who he works with and that is why Babangida will return to the Eagles camp when it reopens for the AFCON qualifiers against Egypt next month,” an official informed on Monday
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
Tijani Babangida, a former Super Eagles player, on Thursday in Abuja assumed duty as a Special Adviser on Technical Matters…
Two senior club officials, a coach and 12 match officials, including four referees and eight assistant referees have been…
The former Nigerian international, whose contract expired after leading the team to secure promotion to the Nigeria Glo Premier League, did not relent in taking charge of the team even while waiting for his contract to be renewed
Babangida, who is the Chairman of Taraba United Football Club, said a surgical operation is needed in the Eagles defence line so that quality and result oriented players are used to beef up the team’s defence well on time before the World Cup slated to commence in six months’ time
However, the attacker, also known as ‘Spartacus,’ sustained an injury to his internal meniscus and partial damage to the internal lateral ligament of the knee