Tag: NFF
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Sports Minister signs three groundbreaking MoUs in quest to bolster sports development and funding
Driven by his undiluted resolve to boost sports development in line with the Renewed Hope mandate of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Honourable Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Owan Enoh signed three Memoranda of Understanding, on Friday in Lagos as made available to Nigeriasoccernet.com. Senator Enoh announced that a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was…
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FA Cup: Ibrahim Gusau promises to restore competition’s glamour
The president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Alhaji Ibrahim Gusau has promised to restore the honor and glamour of the FEDERATION CUP following the completion of the draws in Abuja on Thursday, Nigeriasoccernet.com reports. At the draw, NFF President Ibrahim Musa Gusau assured that the Federation is committed to restoring the glamour and glitz…
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FA Cup: NFF to hold draws Thursday
The National Draw for the men’s and women’s versions of this year’s Federation Cup competition will take place on Thursday, 18th April 2024 at the NFF Secretariat, Abuja, gathered Nigeriasoccernet.com. Already, the field for the national competition in the men’s draw has been trimmed to 64 following last week’s Play-off matches that saw the elimination…
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2024 Federation Cup: NFF set to conduct draw on Thursday
The National Draw for the men’s and women’s versions of this year’s Federation Cup competition will take place on Thursday, 18th April 2024 at the NFF Secretariat, Abuja Nigeriasoccernet.com can confirm. Already, the field for the national competition in the men’s draw has been trimmed to 64 following last week’s Play-off matches that saw…
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NFF appoint Manu Garba as Golden Eaglets’ handler
The Board of Nigeria Football Federation has appointed former U-17 World Cup winner Manu Garba as head coach of the Nigeria U-17 boys, Golden Eaglets, Nigeriasoccernet.com can confirm. Garba had, in the same role, led the Golden Eaglets to win the FIFA U-17 World Cup for Nigeria in the United Arab Emirates in 2013 –…
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2024 Federation Cup competition gets into next gear with National Play-Off games
This year’s men and women Federation Cup competitions will enter into a new gear on Thursday with the national play-off matches, which will hold in five cities in the Federation. These are Gombe, Jos, Katsina, Asaba and Enugu, Nigeriasoccernet.com can confirm. Following the conclusion of the men and women competitions in the States last weekend,…
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Paris 2024 Olympics: Super Falcons vow to play the game of their lives against Banyana
Spectators who will troop into the MKO Abiola National Stadium, Abuja on Friday are guaranteed a game for the vintage memory as nine-time African champions Nigeria and reigning champions South Africa clash in a highly explosive and no-holds-barred encounter with the Olympics ticket at stake. Both countries, with stellar talents in the women’s game, are…
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NFF commiserate with Odegbami over loss of son
The Nigeria Football Federation has commiserated with former Nigeria captain, Dr. Olusegun Odegbami over the death on Friday last week of his son, Oluwagbeminiyi Omo Odegbami, Nigeriasoccernet.com gathered. The legend himself made the sad news public on Wednesday morning when he announced the demise of the young man who breathed his last on Good Friday,…
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Paris 2024: Sanusi calls on Abuja residents to troop out for support Falcons
The General Secretary of Nigeria Football Federation, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi has implored Nigerians based in the Federal capital, Abuja and environs, and indeed from neighbouring States, to troop out in large numbers to the MKO Abiola National Stadium, Abuja on Friday to support the Super Falcons in their Women’s Olympic Football Tournament African final qualifying,…
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Eguavoen off to Germany for FIFA Technical Leadership Diploma program
The second edition of the FIFA Technical Leadership Diploma, which seeks to become the “globally recognised qualification” for technical leaders working in the game, will get underway on 1 April 2024 in Germany. Technical Director of the Nigeria Football Federation, Coach Augustine Eguavoen, will be one of the twenty-five global participants from member associations, the…
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Friendly: Future Eagles begin Morocco’s two match tour in Kenitra
Nigeria’s U15 boys, nicknamed Future Eagles, are in Morocco for a two-match tour of that country with the Morocco U15 team in the city of Kenitra. Kenitra is two-and-half hours by road from Casablanca, Morocco’s industrial and economic capital. Coach Patrick Bassey and assistants Hussein Lawal and Augustine Iyamu are in Morocco with 21 future…
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NFF warns States to conclude Federation Cup competition on given dates or risk hefty penalty
The Nigeria Football Federation has warned Football Associations in the 36 States of the Federation and the FCT to play their Federation Cup final matches on either 30th March or 31st March as instructed by the NFF, or risk a penalty of N1million. Ruth David, NFF’s Director of Competitions, said on Monday that the football-ruling body will…
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Rivers United FC bullish over Joseph Onoja’s abscondment, calls out NFF
The attention of the management of Rivers United FC has been drawn to the news that the club’s midfielder, Joseph Onoja has absconded from the team’s camp and has illegally joined Vietnamese club, Becamex Binh Duong. Onoja’s last official appearance for Rivers United was the Match Day 10 Nigeria Premier Football League game against Plateau…
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Paris 2024: CAF accede to NFF’s request for late kick-off ofFalcons vs Banyana Bayana match
The Confederation of African Football has acceded to a request by the Nigeria Football Federation to move next month’s Women’s Olympic Football Tournament final qualifying fixture, first leg encounter between Nigeria and South Africa by one hour. “Concerned by the hot climatic condition in the country at the moment, we wrote to CAF to move…
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Pamodzi warns Bet9ja, Aiteo, others to stop ambushing Super Eagles, other National Teams
Sports betting company, Bet9ja and Aiteo, an integrated energy company in Nigeria, have been warned to stop ambushing the rights granted by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to its sponsors and partners, which include any promotional, advertising, marketing and other commercial exploitation rights and opportunities in relation to the Federation and the national football teams,…
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Sanusi reiterates essence of NFF D-License course as programme ends in Abuja
The General Secretary of Nigeria Football Federation, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi on Saturday stated that the one-week NFF D-License Coaching Course held at the NFF/FIFA Goal Project, MKO Abiola National Stadium, Abuja was meant to identify, empower and engender focus for coaches at the grassroots. Speaking at the closing ceremony of the programme, which took participants through both…
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NFF release 26-man squad for Ghana and Mali
AFCON runner-up Nigeria will take on Ghana’s Black Stars and Les Aigles of Mali in two top-grade friendly matches in the Moroccan city of Marrakech later this month. Both matches have been put together by NFF’s FIFA Match Agent, Jairo Pachon of Eurodata Sport. The clash with Ghana’s Black Stars, which comes up on Friday,…
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Newly appointed National Assembly sports directorates hold developmental meeting with NFF
Staff of the newly-created Sports Department of the National Assembly on Wednesday visited the Nigeria Football Federation and met with the General Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi. Conversations centered around how the NFF can help the nascent department with quality advice, guidance on technical matters and generally help spur the new department towards the objective of…
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NFF declare Peseiro’s position and one day open for interested applicants
The Nigeria Football Federation has declared the Super Eagles head coach role vacant and that of the Golden Eaglet vacant, Nigeriasoccernet.com can report. Peseiro who led the Super Eagles to ba second place finish at the just concluded AFCON in Ivory Coast left his role as the head coach of the team few weeks ago.…