Tag: Tijani Babangida
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Ajax organise crowdfunding campaign for Tijani Babangida
Ajax Amsterdam has announced a crowdfunding campaign for their former player and Nigerian ex-international, Tijani Babangida, Nigeriasoccernet.com reports. In a documentary released on Thursday, Ajax revealed that Babangida’s “many good friends from football” had launched a crowdfunding campaign. “Six months ago, Tijani Babangida’s world collapsed. In a serious car accident, he lost his one-and-a-half-year-old son…
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“Local football tournaments are for talent discovery, not self-promotion” – Gusau
President of Nigeria Football Federation, Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau has once more provided clarity on the essence of sponsored local football tournaments, saying the essence is to identify talents worthy of being nurtured for enhancement of their careers, Nigeriasoccernet.com gathered. Speaking at the trophy presentation of the NFF President Football Tournament – a pre-season tournament…
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Lagos FA Boss, 9 other state FA chairmen visits recuperating Tijani Babangida
The Chairman of Lagos State Football Association, Hajji Gafar Olawale Liameed, Friday morning, joined the delegation of nine other States FA Chairmen including Kwara, Jigawa,Yobe, Benue and others, in paying a condolence visit to the grieving and recuperating PFAN President Tijani Babangida, MON, Nigeriasoccerenet.com reports. It could be recalled that the former Super Eagles and…
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Van Gaal, Ajax show solidarity for Tijani Babangida
Ajax FC and former Coach, Louis van Gaal have messages of solace to Tijani Babangida who is bereaved and recuperating from a fatal accident, Nigeriasoccernet.com reports. The Dutch club and Vitesse players wished Babangida strength with the inscription in Dutch, translated to English “Dear Baba, this is for you.” The former Nigeria and Ajax star…
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Death: Gusau, others commiserate with Babangida
President of Nigeria Football Federation, Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau, NFF Executive Committee member Timothy Heman Magaji and the General Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi on Sunday paid a condolence visit to former Nigeria international forward and President of the Professional Footballers Association of Nigeria, Tijani Babangida, who was involved in a ghastly auto crash along the…
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“I have no interest whatsoever in who becomes the President of the referees” – Gusau
President of Nigeria Football Federation, Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau has denied a report going round the social media that he has held a meeting with football referees from the northern part of Nigeria ahead of upcoming elections into the Nigeria Referees Association. This is contained in an official statement from the federation which reads: “This…
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FIFA Badged Ref Madu, five others get NFF warning over poor officiating
Madu Patience Ndidi, a respected FIFA badged referee from Enugu State has been warned by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Referees Committee has been warned and advised to always consider clear certainty to justify her decision during a match. Madu was tasked to step up her performance after an evaluation of her conduct in a…
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IMC, Club owners mourn with NRA over Ass. Referee Kingsley Nnaemeka Eneogwe’s death
The Nigeria Referees Association have announced that NPFL assistant referee Kingsley Nnaemeka Eneogwe, has died, Nigeriasoccernet.com gathered. Eneogwe who is also reported to be a medical doctor was one of the officiating referees for the match day 5 encounter between Nasarawa United and Plateau United played in Kaduna State. He was involved in a fatal…
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NPFL: Referees get suspended for poor performance
After a review of their performances of match day 3, the referees’committee have placed a 3-match suspension on three Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL referees. A release “notice of suspension” the secretary of the committee, Sani Zubairu announced the suspension of referees. “The following Referees are hereby suspended until they appear before the Referee’s Committee…
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3 Referees get suspended for poor game management
The Nigeria Referee Association has come hard on three referees in the Nigeria Women’s Football League, NWFL following poor officiating during the three matches they have been in charge. The referees and three assistants were suspended indefinitely and have been asked to face a panel of the Referees Committee to explain some questionable decisions taken…
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NRA: ‘Be a good ambassador of the body’ Otunba Tade Azeez charges referees
As the 2022/23 Nigeria Premier Football League kick-off in Uyo on Sunday with the game between Akwa United and Bendel Insurance, President of the Nigeria Referees Affiliation, NRA, Otunba Tade Azeez has charged the referees listed for the season to be worthy ambassadors of the body, Nigeriasoccernet.com gathered. Tade Azeez said the referees listed for…
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NFF set up referee committee
The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF has constituted referee committee that will speak from 2023 to 2026. According to a communique released by the football body, the referee committee, match commissioners committee, disciplinary committee and appeals committee was set up. The constitution of the committees is in line with the directives of World Football Governing Body,…
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NRA, NFF meet for better working conditions for Referees
A great milestone was on Thursday, 22nd December, 2022, recorded in the quest of the leadership of the Nigeria Referees Association, NRA, gaining a better working relationship with the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, for the good of football in Nigeria with particular concern to the welfare of referees. Apart from the issue of establishment of…
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NPFL: Referees may boycott commencement of the league
Barring late intervention relevant bodies, the proposed December 28th set aside by Interim Management Committee, IMC as kickoff date for the 2023 Nigeria Professional Football League, NPFL may not be a reality. The development is coming after the match arbiters, the Nigeria (Football) Referees Association, NRA as regards their unpaid backlog of match allowances. The…