Tag: Fabrizio Romano
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Aiteo Cup: Upset As Kogi United Bundle Akwa United Out
Nigeria National League side, Kogi United outscored Akwa United 2-1 to pick one of the quarterfinal tickets at the ongoing 2022 Aiteo Cup. Kogi United proved the bookmakers wrong by defeating the former NPFL champions while the Northern club could not survive the NNL struggle. With the Sunday result, the quarterfinal pairings for the Men’s…
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NFF release Quarter Final fixtures for AITEO Cup
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has released the quarterfinal pairings for last eight teams in the 2022 Aiteo Cup, can report. According to the fixtures, the 2019 finalists, Niger Tornadoes will trade tackles with Lobi Stars on 10th August, 2022 in Jos. Heartland FC will lock horns with relegated Katsina United in Ilorin while Wikki…
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Edith Agoye’s time at Shooting Stars could be coming to an end
Nigeria Professional Football League Shooting Stars head coach Edith Agoye days may be numbered as the management of the club is said to have started the process to engage a more competent gaffer to replace the former Nigerian international. The Oluyole Warriors struggled for form during the 2021/22 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) season despite…
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Aiteo Cup: Awka Angels Withdraw From Tournament
Mass withdrawal has trailed this year’s Aiteo Cup and like we’ve seen in the last few days, another club gas withdraw from participating in the tournament, Nigeriasoccernet.com reports. Anambra Awka Angels have notified the Nigeria Football Federation of its withdrawal from the tournament stating the following reasons: “We regret to inform the Anambra Football fraternity,…
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Aiteo Cup: No Surprises Yet As The Big Guns Secure Round 32 Ticket
Enyimba International Football Club of Aba on Saturday in Benin survived a Cup scare by beating Ijebu United FC 2-1 on penalty kicks after a 1-1 ending. Ijebu United, a Nigeria National League (NNL) side, first shocked Enyimba by scoring through Ogunleye Kazeem in the first half of the round of 64 match at the…
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Aiteo Cup: Rivers Angels Pull Out Of Aiteo Cup
Like the state’s male team, former Nigeria Women Football League champions Rivers Angels have also pulled out of the 2021/2022 AIETO Cup which is also known as Federation Cup, Nigeriasoccernet.com reports. This decision is coming after due deliberations amongst the team’s management and staff to explore the options before us. Consequently, Rivers Angels FC will…
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Nigeria, Benin Republic To Co-host 2025 AFCON
According to multiple reports, Nigeria and Benin Republic have shown interest in co-hosting the African Nations Cup in 2025. The competition is originally billed for another West African country, Guinea. President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Amaju Pinnick stated that the Confederation of African Football is likely to withdraw the hosting right of the…
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NFF congratulate Athletico Madrid Star for being joint top-scorer at WAFCON 2022
The Nigeria Football Federation has congratulated Super Falcons’ forward Rasheedat Ajibade for emerging as joint top-scorer of the just-ended 12th Women Africa Cup of Nations finals in Morocco The Super Falcons earned a ticket to the FIFA World Cup finals even as the team failed to realize its ambition of a 10th triumph. …
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“I will support whoever Nigeria chooses to lead its football”- CAF President
Few months to the election of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), the African soccer governing body (CAF) has debunked the rumour that the body is backing the incumbent president, Amaju Pinnick, for a third term in office. There are unconfirmed rumours that CAF under Patrice Motsepe is working behind the scene to have Pinnick retain…
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Super Falcons Gets Paltry $1k Each Instead Of $10k
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With about 24 hours to their third place game against Zambia, the Super Falcons may yet again boycott training sessions, Nigeriasoccernet.com can report. This is because the players were paid a paltry $1,000 each out of $10,000 by the Nigeria Football Federation. British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) World Football Correspondent and former NFF Reforms Committee Member,…
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NFF Respond To Falcons Allowances None Payment Saga
Ibrahim Gusau, a member of the Nigeria Football Federation has explained the payment processes to the Super Falcons regarding their pending allowances, Nigeriasoccernet.com gathered. On Wednesday morning, the Falcons boycott their training session as a result of none payment of allowances promised them by the ministry. “We have met with the Super Falcons players and…
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NPFL: Relegation Looms For Kano Pillars As NFF Hammer Them With 3 Points Deduction
Kano Pillars, arguably one of the biggest clubs in Nigeria are on the verge of getting relegated to the second division, Nigeriasoccernet.com can report. The team this season has been found wanting in so many games breaching the rules that govern the affairs of the Nigeria Professional Football League with little or no sanctions ditched…
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FIFA President congratulates 2021/2022 NPFL Champions
The President of the Federation of International Football Association(FIFA), Gianni Infantino has praised newly crowned Nigeria Professional Football League champions, Rivers United, for their historic feat. Against all odds, the Port-Harcourt based team emerged as the 2021/22 NPFL winners having missed the opportunity to do so in the last three seasons. For that reason, the…
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Super Falcons Deny Comments On Support Over Pinnick Third Term Bid
Super Falcons players have denied a statement credited to the team supporting the Third Term Agenda of the incumbent Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) President, Amaju Pinnick, Nigeriasoccernet can report. In different interviews cut across the team, four players who agreed to speak on condition of anonymity distanced themselves and expressed their dissatisfaction with the Captain,…
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Super Falcons Players Unanimously Support Pinnick’s Third Term Bid
Super Falcons who are chasing Nigeria’s 10th continental title at the 12th Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in Morocco are rooting for Amaju Melvin Pinnick to continue in office as President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) beyond September 2022. The Elective Congress of the NFF is scheduled to hold in September where…
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NFF Appoints Falode Falcons Chef de Mission For Morocco
The president of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick has officially announced the appointment of NFF board member and the Chairperson of the Nigeria Women Football League, Aisha Falode, as the Chef De Mission/ Leader of Delegation for the Super Falcons trip to Morocco for the 2022 CAF African Women Cup of Nations. Pinnick, noted…
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Dakkada Petition NFF, Seek Share Of Points In Disputed Match
Uyo-based NPFL outfit and 2018/2019 NNL champions, Dakkada FC, have petitioned the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to demand that their disputed matchday thirty-one fixture away to Kano Pillars which was played at Sani Abacha stadium, Kano, on Thursday, June 23, be declared a draw and one point added to their tally for the season. Pieces…
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Peseiro Woo NFF For Godswill Akpabio Stadium
Following his visit to the Godswill Akpabio Stadium Uyo where he watched Akwa United take on Plateau United on Saturday, Super Eagles coach Jose Peseiro is reported to have rated the facilities in the stadium as world class while also putting it across to the NFF to move the Super Eagles games there, Nigeriasoccernet gathered.…
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President Buhari Weighs In On NFF Crisis, Orders For Fresh Election In September
President Buhari of Nigeria has intervened in what seems to be a looming crisis in the Nigeria Football Federation, Nigeriasoccernet gathered. With Amaju Melvin Pinnick tenure moving towards the end, there have been a lot of issues coming up in recent times including the passing of a vote of no confidence on the number one…
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Crisis Looms As 28 FA Chairmen Are Set To Pass Vote of No Confidence On Pinnick Led Administration
Nigeria Football Federation Amaju Melvin Pinnick may not complete his tenure despite having few months left to go, Nigeriasoccernet can report. Pinnick’s administration which is in his second tenure has been marred with a lot of controversies which has pitched many including football lovers in the country against him. According to reports gathered from BSNSports,…