May 5th, 20201272Former Nigerian Striker Benedict Akwuegbu has expressed his disappointment at the Nigerian football federation for not honoring past Players.
The 45-year-old ex international who was among the U-17 World Cup final squad in 1989, hosted by Scotland, lashes out at the Nigerian football governing body during an interview session with...
September 20th, 2019066Italian Side, AS Roma have announced a three-year partnership with Nigeria football Federation (NFF) on Friday evening.
It’s been gathered that the partnership which is about improving the football structure on Nigeria, will bring forth development to both local and international football.
The Italian Side have been...
December 17th, 2018057
The Emergency Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation, chaired by the President of NFF, Mr. Amaju Melvin Pinnick, rose from a meeting at the weekend to announce that it had directed the go-ahead of the Super 8 Tournament of the Nigeria National League to produce four teams to be promoted to the Nigeria Professional Football League...
November 12th, 2018070President of Nigerian Football Federation, NFF, Amaju Melvin Pinnick led other executive members of the federation as well as other top shots in Nigerian football to Ihima, Okehi LGA of Kogi State on Sunday to grace a soccer talent hunt organized by the Natasha Akpoti Foundation (NAF), to promote grassroot soccer talents in Kogi...
July 20th, 20180184YG Football Club boss, Yusuf Garba has labelled the current crisis rocking the Leadership of Nigeria football, a bad omen for the progress of football in the Country.
He shared this in an exclusive interview on the effect of the crisis to the development of Nigeria Football.
"The recent leadership tussle in the Nigeria Football...
January 25th, 2018099The Nigeria Football Federation has signed an agreement with top Swedish football coach, Thomas Dennerby, to take the role of Head Coach of eight –time African champions, Super Falcons. The contract also enables Dennerby to come into the job with an assistant, Mr. Jorgen Petersson, another highly experienced Swedish coach nominated...
December 12th, 20170124Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) has placed a sanction and fine on Nigeria for fielding an ineligible player against Algeria in their last world cup Qualifiers on November 10 2017.
The ineligible player fielded was right back, Shehu Abdullahi, who had gathered two yellow cards in two of the previous matches...
November 29th, 2017045President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Mr. Amaju Melvin Pinnick has explained that the resolve of the Federation’s leadership to ensure there are no distractions of any size or complexion around Nigeria’s 2018 FIFA World Cup preparation and participation informed the offer of a fresh, two –year contract to Super Eagles’...
November 28th, 2017040World football governing body, FIFA will hold its FIFA Executive Football Summit (EFS) meeting in Lagos, Nigeria in February next year, the Nigeria Football Federation has confirmed.
“Nigeria has been selected as a Member Association to host one of the 12 FIFA Executive Football Summit meetings happening between November 2017 and...
November 27th, 2017077The Nigeria Football Federation on Monday in Lagos launched a short code - *1945# - which will be used for all campaigns that are geared towards Nigeria’s preparation and participation at the 2018 FIFA World Cup finals in Russia. The event was organized in conjunction with Secure and Trusted Alliance Services Limited – STA...
