Tag: Nigeria Football Federation (NFF)
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NFF selects participants for first batch of CAF B-License Coaching Course
Participants in the first batch of the CAF B-License Coaching Course that will run between April and August 2025 have been identified and contacted by the Technical Department of the Nigeria Football Federation, Nigeriasoccernet.com gathered. “Those who will take part in the first batch have been selected and contacted. All applicants are advised to check…
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NFF partners Nigerian Breweries and Carloha to motivate Super Eagles
Corporate partners of the Nigeria Football Federation have joined the race to provide incentives for the Super Eagles to go all out for the three points when they take on the Warriors of Zimbabwe in Tuesday’s 2026 FIFA World Cup African Qualification Series Matchday 6 encounter at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, Uyo, Nigeriasoccernet.com reports. Nigerian…
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Prominent Nigerians, stakeholders, legends commend Gusau-led NFF as massive project begins
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, GCON, on Tuesday cut the tape on the epitaph, which signalled the commencement of work on the NFF-FIFA Players’ Hostel and new Training Pitches located inside the MKO Abiola National Stadium, Abuja. On a sunny spring afternoon in Nigeria’s administrative capital, eminent personalities in…
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NFF breaks ground for construction of Players’ hostel and new training pitches
The Ibrahim Musa Gusau-led NFF administration will add another milestone on Tuesday when the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of Players’ Hostel and a number of new training pitches holds in Abuja. The groundbreaking will be done by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas GCON, Nigeriasoccernet.com gathered. Named the NFF-FIFA…
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NFF intensifies search for truth regarding Abubakar Lawal’s death
The Nigeria Football Federation has continued the search for clarity concerning the tragic death of former Nigeria U20 player, Abubakar Lawal, in Uganda on Monday, Nigeriasoccernet.com gathered. NFF General Secretary, Dr Mohammed Sanusi, reiterated on Friday that the country’s football-ruling body has kept its feet on the throttle regarding the matter, and will not relent…
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Thirty Nigerian referees decorated with FIFA badges
The Nigeria Football Federation on Thursday decorated 30 Nigerian referees with FIFA badges. The referees (11 referees, 11 assistant referees, four futsal referees and four beach soccer referees) are thus eligible to handle FIFA matches this year, Nigeriasoccernet.com reports. President of NFF, Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau alongside the chairman of NFF Referees Committee Mrs. Faith…
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President Federation Cup: NFF schedules National play-off for next week
The Nigeria Football Federation has affirmed that the National play-off games or this year’s President Federation Cup men and women competition will take place on Wednesday, 5th March, following the successful completion of the preliminaries in the 36 States and the FCT at the weekend. Cup holders El-Kanemi Warriors of Maiduguri, as well as former…
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President Federation Cup: NFF insists on this weekend for finals in all States, FCT inclusive
The Nigeria Football Federation has again declared that all 36 States and the Federal capital territory must stage the final matches of their 2025 President Federation Cup competition on Saturday, 22nd February, or Sunday, 23rd February 2025, Nigeriasoccernet.com reports. In a statement to secretaries of Football Associations in all the 36 States and the FCT,…
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NFF sets Tuesday deadline for CAF B-License Coaching Course registration
The Nigeria Football Federation has announced that midnight on Tuesday, 25th February 2025 will be the deadline for registration, for those who desire to participate in the four-month CAF B-License Coaching Course that will run between April and August this year, Nigeriasoccernet.com reports. The course, according to the NFF Technical Director, Coach Augustine Eguavoen, is…
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NFF, Carloha team up to drive Nigeria Football to the next level
The Nigeria Football Federation and Carloha, exclusive dealer and franchise holder of Chery vehicles in Nigeria will on Wednesday sign a partnership agreement that will make Carloha the official automobile partner of the NFF and the National teams, Nigeriasoccernet.com gathered. The contract-signing ceremony will take place at the automobile company’s Lagos office and will have…
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Dikko, Gusau inspect proposed NFF hotel, training pitch site in Abuja
President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau MON, on Wednesday, conducted the Chairman of National Sports Commission, Mallam Shehu Dikko round the proposed site for the NFF Hotel and new training pitch, which is adjacent to the NFF Headquarters inside the MKO Abiola National Stadium, Abuja. This ambitious project is designed to…
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President Federation Cup: State competitions get underway
The State preliminaries of this year’s President Federation Cup competition got underway on Monday, with the final matches in the States to be played either on 22nd February or 23rd February, according to the NFF Competitions Department, Nigeriasoccernet.com reports. “All final matches in the States are to be played on either Saturday, 22nd February, or…
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NFF concretize plans for CAF B-License Coaching Course
The Nigeria Football Federation has set in motion concrete plans to organize a four-month CAF B-License Coaching Course for both men and women coaches that is designed to enhance the capacity of Nigerian coaches and prepare them for current and future challenges, Nigeriasoccernet.com reports. NFF Technical Director, Coach Augustine Eguavoen told thenff.com that the course…
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NFF to strengthen partnership with Mini-Football team
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has initiated a collaboration with the mini-football team aimed at creating a strategic partnership that is expected to benefit both entities, an initiative that is part of the NFF’s broader commitment to enhance football development and governance in Nigeria, Nigeriasocccernet.com reports. On Friday, representatives from the mini-football team visited the…
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NFF announces dates for NPFL and FIFA Referees mid-season training and fitness test
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has officially announced the schedule for the 2024/2025 mid-season training and physical fitness test for referees and match officials. This initiative, aimed at enhancing officiating standards, will bring together Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) referees, assistant referees, and FIFA-accredited match officials. According to a circular signed by the Head of…
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Sékou Chelle speaks on pattern of play, expectation from Nigerians as NFF serenades new coach
Super Eagles head coach Eric Sékou Chelle has revealed his preferred tactical setup as well as the burdens he has to bear to bring smiles to the faces of Nigerians as he assumes duty with immediate effect during his unveiling ceremony at Abuja, Nigeriasoccernet.com writes. Chelle, who won five caps for the Aiglons of Mali…
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CAF African player of the year: NFF backs Ademola Lookman for glory
All things being equal, Nigeria’s Ademola Lookman should be crowned the African Player of the Year at Monday evening’s 2024 CAF Awards at the Palais des Congrés in the Moroccan city of Marrakech as the Nigerian Football Federation reveal utmost backing for one of their own, Nigeriasoccernet.com reports. His three goals and two assists were…
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NFF holds match commissioners’ seminar in Kaduna
The Nigeria Football Federation on Wednesday held its 2024 match commissioners’ seminar (northern conference) at the Asaa Pyramids Hotel, Kaduna, Nigeriasoccernet.com reports. Chairman of NFF Match Commissioners’ Appointment Committee, Alhaji Babagana Kalli disclosed to thenff.com that the Chairman of the NFF Technical and Development Committee, Alhaji Sharif Rabiu Inuwa, represented the NFF President, Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau…
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NFF, SWAN pledge to strengthen partnership towards uplifting Nigeria football
The national executive committee of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria on Tuesday paid a courtesy call on the President of Nigeria Football Federation, Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau at the NFF Secretariat, Abuja, during which the NFF supremo underscored the importance of journalists as critical stakeholders in Nigeria Football, Nigeriasoccernet.com reports. During the meeting, President Gusau…