NFF
14 Nov
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has queried Super Eagles’ Manager, Jose Peseiro, for including inactive players in the 23-man list he invited for Nigeria’s 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Lesotho and Zimbabwe.
13 Nov
FIFA-licensed agent, Dr Drew Uyi, has commended the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) over the recent TV broadcast deal signed with satellite television company, StarTimes. Earlier this month, the NPFL signed a five-year broadcast rights deal worth N1 billion with satellite television company, StarTimes, in Abuja, to bring Nigeria's elite…
13 Nov
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has said that it would use the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against the Crocodiles of Lesotho and Zimbabwe’s national team to prepare the Super Eagles for the 2024 African Cup of Nations billed to hold next year in Cote d’Ivoire.
7 Nov
Former Super Falcons’ Coach, Godwin Izilien, has urged the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to appoint a substantive coach for the Super Falcons, instead of politicking and keeping silent on the issue.
31 Oct
As the Super Falcons tackle their Ethiopian counterparts today in Abuja in the qualifiers for Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Secretary General of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Dr. Mohammed Sanusi, says Nigeria cannot afford to miss the party a fourth time.
28 Oct
Sensing danger ahead of Tuesday’s make or mar Paris 2014 Olympic Games qualifier against Ethiopia, President of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Ibrahim Gusau, has pleaded with Nigerians to come out in large number to support the Super Falcons.
22 Oct 2023
The legal crisis within the Nigerian football family may be far from over, following a declaration by the Professional Footballers Association of Nigeria (PFAN), yesterday, that the current board of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), led by Ibrahim Gusau, is a product of an interim court order in an ongoing case in the Court of…
13 Oct 2023
•Demands action plan leading to final amendment with definite timelines Sports Minister, Senator John Owan Enoh, has directed the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to conclude the amendment of its statutes to address the country’s situation within the next one year. The minister also directed the federation to submit to his office the timeline leading to…
8 Oct 2023
The event was originally billed as a ‘Thank You Brunch’ with Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) board member, Aisha Falode, but it gradually became a commendation session for the women football advocate. One by one, the stakeholders, including immediate past NFF President, Amaju Pinnick, who is now a FIFA Council member, former first vice president of…
28 Sep 2023
Head of Nigeria Football Federation Technical Committee, Augustine Eguavoen, has said that the NFF did not at any time sack Super Falcons Coach, Randy Waldrum. Eguavoen told The Guardian, yesterday, that the Falcons manager, after the team’s performance at the 2023 Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, should continue his work to build a formidable squad…
21 Sep 2023
What appears to be another crisis may be brewing in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), following a declaration by the Professional Footballers Association of Nigeria (PFAN), to resist what it terms as ‘slave contract’ being tabled before the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).
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