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Emmanuel Babayaro has called on the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to launch an investigation into the exit of the Flying Eagles from the ongoing FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland. Despite starting the tournament impressively with a 4-0 demolition of Qatar, the 2005 runners-up failed to …...

Super Eagles vice captain Ahmed Musa has buried his mother. Family members and well wishes including the football family were at Afuze in Edo state on Saturday to pay their last respect to.... Read more via TODAY.NG – http://bit.ly/2HTAHf8 Get More Nigeria Metro News

The Nigeria Football Federation on Wednesday congratulated Muhammadu Buhari, on his re-election as President and Commander-In-Chief of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. In the early hours of Wednesday, the electoral body, Independent National Electoral Commission, declared President Buhari...

The Nigeria Football Federation and its official kit sponsors, NIKE on Thursday met in Abuja to review activities for year 2018 and plan for the new year.... read more via Vanguard News Nigeria – http://bit.ly/2HlVBX8 Get More Nigeria Sports News

President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Melvin Pinnick, has said that his main target this year is for the Super Eagles to win the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations to be hosted by Egypt in summer. Nigeria has won the African football showpiece three times, … read more via...

Nigeria Football Federation has described reports in a section of the media about President Muhammadu Buhari calling for the prosecution of NFF president, Amaju Pinnick as blatant falsehood meant to throw the country’s football into fresh round of crisis. Dalung and Amaju Pinnick Various...

The array of sponsors not withstanding, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), allegedly owes its workers five months salaries. Also, the Amaju Pinnick-led NFF is said to owe Super Eagles … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper – Nigeria and World News – http://bit.ly/2EJBEXl Get...

The NFF have doubled the bonuses due to the Super Falcons to motivate them for the AWCON final clash against South Africa. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) led by Amaju Pinnick to give the Super Falcons a cash reward of N9m if … read more via pulse.ng – Nigeria’s entertainment &...

President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick, has dismissed the so-called Football Leaks in which some persons who illegally hacked into private and official emails of FIFA personnel have been ‘releasing’ documents with the sole aim of impacting negatively on the image of FIFA...

Football stakeholders from the South-south zone of the country would today roll out the drums in Uyo to honour NFF President, Amaju Melvin Pinnick, on his appointment as the first Vice President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF). He is also to be honoured by the zone for … read...

As football stakeholders are getting set to storm Katsina state next week for the elective congress of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Bar. Solomon Dalung , the Minister of Youth and Sports has said that the only way out of leadership crisis in Nigerian football is for both … read more...

General Secretary of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) headed by Amaju Pinnick, Mohammed Sanusi, who was purportedly sacked by the Chris Giwa group claiming leadership of the federation, yesterday insisted that … read more via The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper – Nigeria and World News –...

Investigations into allegations of fraud and corruption against CAF first vice president Amaju Pinnick and others are on, a top official of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mohammed Saleh, has confirmed... Read more via TODAY.NG – https://ift.tt/2ATpY3Y Get More Nigeria...

Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) have finalised plans to conduct Magnetic Resonance Imagery (MRI) scans on players of the cadet national team, Golden Eaglets, ahead of their participation at the 2019 African U-17 Nations Cup zonal qualifiers billed for September in Niger … read more via...

In anticipation of the resumption of the Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL) following the intervention of President Muhammadu Buhari in the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) leadership crisis, domestic league players have lauded the president for his mediation. The domestic league...

The Minister of Youths and Sports Development, Solomon Dalung, on Tuesday said football stakeholders in the country must now find lasting solution to the perennial Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) crisis. Mr Dalung, while addressing a Stakeholders Roundtable on the State of Governance of...

The Nigeria Referees Association has pleaded with President Muhammadu Buhari to wade into the leadership crisis in the Nigeria Football Federation to avert FIFA’s impending ban. The referees’ leadership made the call after an emergency meeting with the leaders of Nigeria Football Coaches and...

The controversy surrounding the leadership of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) was put to rest on Friday afternoon in Moscow as FIFA President, Gianni Infantino, maintained that Amaju Melvin Pinnick, remained the elected President of the federation. read more via TODAY.NG –...

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has stated in very clear terms that Nigeria risk being banned if the Nigeria Football Federation’s leadership, as recognized by the world football governing body, continues to be compromised. Ousted NFF President Amaju Pinnick is facing a challenge to his...

Former Super Eagles winger, Emmanuel Amuneke, has advised Amaju Pinnick and Chris Giwa factions to reach a truce and end the imbroglio currently rocking the the Nigeria Football Federation for the sake of the sport in the county. A Jos court on Tuesday failed … read more via Complete Sports...