Ibrahim Musa Gusau on Friday becomes the 40th President of the Nigeria Football Federation. Gusau was elected as the new NFF President at NFF’s 78th Elective Congress in Benin, the Edo State capital. He polled 21 votes to defeat his closet challenger, Barrister Seyi Akinwunmi, who got 12. The second …
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JUST-IN: Appeal Court Vacates Order Stopping NFF Elections
A Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Thursday, vacated the order of interim injunction that barred the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) from going ahead with its elective congress fixed for September 30 in Benin City the capital of Edo State. The interim order followed a suNFF it that was lodged …
Read More »Group Threatens To Bomb NFF Election Venue
A group under the name Nigeria Football Stakeholders has threatened to bomb the venue of the Nigeria Football Federation election on September 30 in Benin City, if the poll is not cancelled. In a letter dated August 7, 2022, and addressed to the Sports Minister, Sunday Dare, and NFF president, …
Read More »REVEALED: How Amaju Pinnick Led NFF Committee Received N15Billion From FG
Nigeria’s sports minister, Sunday Dare Tuesday revealed that the federal government released the sum N15 billion to Nigeria Football Federation, NFF. The minister made the disclosure , when presenting the report of the 10 years national football development plan committee at the presidential villa, he revealed that the amount were …
Read More »NFF Writes FIFA, Seeks Tenure Elongation For Pinnick
The Pinnick-led board of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has written to the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA), seeking for more time before the elections of the body will take place. In a letter sent to the world body on Wednesday August 9 and signed by General Secretary, Muhhamed …
Read More »Super Eagles Coaching Job: NFF To Conduct Further Interviews With Candidates
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) will conduct further interviews in few days time with prospective candidates vying for the position of Technical Adviser for the Super Eagles. This was disclosed in a communique sent by the NFF’s Communications Department following a meeting between the football body and the Sports Ministry. …
Read More »FIFA Ruling: We Can’t Pay Rohr ₦157 Million, Says NFF
President, Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick, on Monday said the federation might appeal FIFA’s ruling to pay former Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr $377,879.46 (N156,819,975) in compensation after the federation parted ways with the Franco-German last December. The world football governing body ordered the NFF to pay Rohr the money …
Read More »FIFA Orders NFF To Pay Rohr’s Outstanding Salaries Over ‘Breach Of Contract’
FIFA Orders NFF To Pay Rohr’s Outstanding Salaries Over ‘Breach Of Contract’ Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) would cough at least a princely sum of $1,045,000 USD (about N 433,873,550.00) to German coach Gernot Rohr following his unceremonious dismissal last December on the eve of the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations …
Read More »Sports Editors Tell NFF Board Members
The Guild of Sports Editors, the umbrella body of managers of sports in the country’s major media organisations, has advised members of the Executive Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to resign from their positions honourably and give the game chance to breathe. Speaking on the backdrop of the …
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